Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

Skip Prichard’s new book, The Book of Mistakes , provides a motivating and inspiring fable and journey to finding the secrets to creating a successful future. This 175-page self-help tale, wrapped in fiction, teaches you the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. Know your inherent value.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Focus on the outcomes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 28, 2012

In doing a Google search on the term, Harvard Business School has an ad listing: “Social Enterprise Programs for Senior Managers. Universities have programs on learning how to run social enterprises. Once universities have courses in a subject area, it would seem clear that the term is quite generic.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

The Courage Solution , a book by Mindy Mackenzie , is all about the simple truth that the only thing you can reliably change or control is yourself. So, that is why Mackenzie wrote her book to teach you how to take actions that ultimately will improve your impact on the job and increase your happiness and fulfillment in your career.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

Stumped for what business books to add to your spring (or spring break) reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. This book is a wake-up call for every business leader. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

His new book provides an insider view into the drivers of success and challenges in 26 organizations—including industry giants like Apple, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks—along with actionable advice on replicating their winning approaches. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2013

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures , a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. . I am not saying you need to be genius to be successful as an entrepreneur, as many geniuses are very book smart, but not street smart. You typically cannot teach imagination.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“No matter your title, or how advanced you already consider yourself to be as an inclusive leader, I believe this book will help you evolve and motivate you to take action,” says Jennifer Brown about her book, How To be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Virtual education is a great tool and can be used to teach a wide range of skills. Just ensure that you’re able to secure an expert to teach who’s comfortable speaking on camera and familiar with the hardware and software necessary to make it happen. 20) Book club. 5) Online classes. 21) Conferences.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways,” explains Jeff Wetzler , author of the new book, ASK. As you’ll see through the book, people don’t always give you the whole story right up front. Wetzler : Absolutely.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business. When we're in a book club, we get that social validation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others. Facilitated listening is made up of a number of techniques described in more detail in the book. David Sibbet’s book, “ Visual Meetings ” is one of the best resources on techniques and they also offer training.)

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Suddenly I had thousands upon thousands of books available to me,” he says, “at a price I could afford, in a format I could read independently. I could request books not already in the collection, and sometimes my wish would be granted. And the best part? I began a reading binge.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Encouragement. Complacency.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2024

In his new book , Crossing the Desert: The Power Of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys , Zamani tells his harrowing journey and gives readers an intimate look at how the paths we choose, the values we embrace, and the systems we decide to participate in (or not) can make or break us, not only financially, but spiritually.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of the recently released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Go to “People” and search individually by name, or import your contacts from your e-mail address books. Experience will teach you that it’s best to just ignore or block these people.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2020

But stumbling and even falling is the best way to learn from mistakes and is critical to achieving goals,” says Bill Wooditch , author of the book, Fail More: Embrace, Learn, And, Adapt to Failure As A Way To Success. “We The book will teach you how to: Conquer the negative emotions that naturally arise after making mistakes.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. This maximizes the use of class time and encourages active participation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

StudySmarter’s platform can then turn this source material into interactive study aids — like flashcards and revision exercises — and the startup touts the convenience of the approach, saying it enables students to manage all their revision in one place (rather than wrangling multiple learning apps).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“No matter your title, or how advanced you already consider yourself to be as an inclusive leader, I believe this book will help you evolve and motivate you to take action,” says Jennifer Brown about her new book, How To be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

From CEOs to first-line managers, Berman and Bradt explain that too often individuals are unintentionally misunderstanding critical aspects of their job. The book is ideal for executives, managers, leaders, and any professional who hopes to get a clearer picture of what their colleagues, superiors, and followers expect of them.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. With the demands of the 21st-century workforce, classroom teaching is going through a revolution.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. With the demands of the 21st-century workforce, classroom teaching is going through a revolution.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. I have continued my work as senior advisor to Lightful , a social media management tool for charities based in London. I will continue to write about and teach workshops on digital strategy. My Three Themes: .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. It will teach you how to navigate these types of paradoxes more effectively. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

“The most successful companies are those that adopt an Experience Mindset that strengthens both employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CS) at the same time,” explains Tiffani Bova , author of the new book, The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth. Closer employee alignment with business goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Even when people do respond, they often do so out of obligation rather than motivation,” explain the authors of the book, Helping People Change: Coaching With Compassion For Lifelong Learning And Growth. Train managers and executives to provide coaching to their direct reports and maybe even peers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Today brings a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Managing yourself. Managing relationships. Manage your stress triggers and response and tap into moments of good stress. Management your mindset. Understanding others.

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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. I selected this book because the book is easy-to-read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

I wish the book, What To Do When You're New , would have been published many, many years ago. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Brand new is the book, Eat That Frog! For Students , adapted from Brian Tracy ’s time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog , which has sold more than 2.4 This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2024

Yes, it will take you some time to read Joshua Spodek 's book, Leadership Step by Step. Yes, this is a book you'll read and likely need to revisit a few times for the concepts to fully sink in. Yes, this is a book you must read if you want to become the person others will follow. Yes, it will be a little like doing "homework."

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