Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

My leadership team has made a commitment to try and see everyone on the team this year! Full of Gratitude As I reflect on 25 years of being in business, I am filled with gratitude. To help me reflect on everything I have in my life, and everything I am grateful for, my husband and I are reading The Gratitude Diaries.

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Candid

JANUARY 11, 2023

It’s also a great opportunity to reflect on the past year and what you aspire to do differently in the year ahead. As we enter 2023, we’ve compiled a list of nonprofit books from Candid’s free digital library that can help inspire your nonprofit’s New Year’s resolutions. The New Year is a time for new beginnings.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here are six best practices for creating an effective digital impact report that truly reflects your organization’s mission and accomplishments, with a goal of increasing donor engagement. Meet Donors Where They Are In today’s digital world, donors are online, engaging with content on their smartphones and tablets.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

They go to work immediately to support and/or enhance core programs, pay for scholarships, new technology, salaries, books, upkeep of facilities, and much more. Those donors should pause and reflect on why theyre giving to the organization in the first place. Thats the inherent beauty. They can be used in countless essential ways.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Image courtesy of Christian Leadership Alliance. Taking time to reflect on what makes you successful as a leader can be an important exercise in helping you grow. Many believe self-reflection and constructive criticism is the best way for us to grow as individuals. General leadership nonprofit' Charismatic. Innovative.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

To help us personally reflect and connect with these stories, I’ve included questions from Terri Givens’ book, Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides. Their emotional restraint and deferral to seek group consensus is often interpreted as a lack of initiative or leadership skill. What is your story?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2020

“Responsive leaders are very focused on the people – the humanity – within the opportunity,” explains Jackie Jenkins-Scott , in her new book, The 7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership. Jackie Jenkins-Scott One of my favorite parts of the book is Jenkins-Scott’s observations about how to remove barriers when communicating.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Fisher , author of the new book, To The Top: How Women In Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting The Rules For Success. “We In her book, Fisher outlines how collectively we can permanently build a more inclusive way of working into corporate culture to launch more women to the highest echelons of business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”)

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The strategic thinking, leadership, and problem-solving abilities you develop in the corporate world are invaluable in the nonprofit sector. Unfortunately, past leadership had not defined a direction for the organization. While important, that alone didnt reflect the depth of what Turtle Creek deserved. The effort has paid off.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

Tomorrow, March 6, brings the release of the new definitive book on servant leadership. A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2021

And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his book, Against The Grain. For me, each story and chapter gave me the opportunity for self-reflection. Takeaways from the book include Courtney's advice: The true measure of a person's character is how one handles one's failures, not successes. Read this book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The new book, The Journey of Leadership , brings the experience of one of the world’s most influential consulting firms ( McKinsey & Compan y ) right to your fingertips. “We As you read the book, you’ll discover the two parts of how leaders learn to lead from the “inside out.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Magnuson : So much!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2022

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to Laurie Sudbrink 's, Leading With GRIT , being a great book for leaders, it's packed with powerful leadership and life quotes.

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.orgSource

JUNE 10, 2024

When you give employees the capacity to do their jobs and to grow as professionals, that positive energy reflects throughout the organization. You need to encourage and embrace the group’s leadership skills.” “We When you give people time for reflection, evaluation, and creativity you develop a new crop of leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But this is more than a simple report on a highly successful leadership program that takes a systems approach to serving an underserved community, it is the authors playbook of how to design and implement a program, including facilitation recipes for designing meetings. This section includes templates for meeting processes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls,” says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. Part 2 – Learning to shift your mindtrap out of the way.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Human leaders must be able to lead not only with their heads but also with their hearts and souls,” says veteran executive coach Hortense le Gentil , author of the new book, The Unlocked Leader: Dare to Free Your Own Voice, Lead with Empathy, and Shine Your Light in the World. Part 2 – Learning to shift your mindtrap out of the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”. The first session focused on self-awareness skills.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

“Leadership is about tough choices, and making tough choices shows leadership,” explains Eric Pliner , author of the new book, Difficult Decisions. It’s a challenging read and an indispensable resource to help readers develop self-reflection, clarify their values, and ultimately make the choice that is most “right” to them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2014

The forthcoming First-Time Leader book by George Bradt and Gillian Davis begins with a discussion of taking charge of your new team and then tracks through BRAVE leadership components from the outside in. BRAVE is a leadership framework that helps first-time leaders successfully build their team by uniting them around a shared purpose.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning my work flow for the day, week, month, and quarter and to reflect along the way. How about you?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

1) Review the Year: I use tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” I also use it as a reflection as the year progresses. What about you?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

.” That may seem counterintuitive in a business world obsessed with speed, but in a relentless pursuit of momentum, many leaders forget that speed without reflection leads to burnout, inefficiency, and poor decision-making. They emerge from reflection, setbacks, and unexpected insights. Science backs this up.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. ” The point was that nonprofits can expect to have competition from these different entities for dollars. [ And those that don't already have business plans, should probably go read this book by David LaPiana].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

“It depends on whether this is the beginning of a trend or an extremely exceptional response to an extremely exceptional situation,” said Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices, a network of bloggers worldwide, and author of “Consent of the Networked,” a book that addresses free speech in the digital age.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2017

” As the above word cloud indicates, sometimes stress is triggered by other people at work, leadership, board, or co-workers. Daniel Goleman who coined the term “emotional intelligence” brought it to a wide audience with his book of that name, and it was Goleman who first applied the concept to business with a series of HBR articles.).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” ” I use it for planning and goal setting as well as to reflect along the way. for my journal or my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.” As the part of my monthly review, I reflect on my themes and habits to improve.

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