Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leaders often blame change managers or teams who do not control the source or circumstances which cause the “failure.” Though many orgs flaunt their “lessons learned” they are not all written down, distributed, or accessible depending on the enterprise architecture. Most organizations lack the enterprise 2.0

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NTEN

JUNE 4, 2013

Change Management Data Infrastructure Leadership nonprofit technology leadership nptech Organizational Culture Strategy tla Communications IT Staff' Prior to the Academy, DWD was "keeping the lights on" as far as technology adoption and reactive in its approach. "We

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes There are lots of lessons tied to those canary yellow squares, called Post-it Notes -- how ideas and innovations can come from anyone on your team at any time. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 19, 2009

Tags: change management.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This big little idea was simply to hold space for CDOs to talk about what’s stressing them out and share experiences, ideas, and lessons learned with others who are facing the same challenges and finding their way through. And I’m thrilled to tell you that’s just what happened. The Council met five times between May 2021 and January 2022.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips Tips For Conducting More Effective Performance App.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication.and lots more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. His advice?

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Unclear change management process: There’s little or no formality around what happens when a data source changes. Metadata management: Definitions, classifications, and formulas—data about your data—is critical to help employees understand what the data actually means. How should this be documented and communicated?

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Tableau

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Unclear change management process: There’s little or no formality around what happens when a data source changes. Metadata management: Definitions, classifications, and formulas—data about your data—is critical to help employees understand what the data actually means. How should this be documented and communicated?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Download the complete report with more statistics and valuable insights and lessons gleaned from a survey of US nonprofits and focus groups with nonprofit staff, foundation staff, and nonprofit consultants: >Get the report! Here is a sample of what we found: 99% of respondents track some sort of metrics.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Three Lessons for Avoiding a House of Cards, from NTEN's Holly Ross. Two Case-Studies: Sharing Back Office Functions. Collaboration that Helps Shift Resources from Logistics to Mission, from NTEN and Idealware. Special: Data-Driven Collaboration. Leadership Cheat Sheet: Is Your Organization Ready to Collaborate?

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2021

Having a precise picture of your current state of systems will allow you to identify where there are inefficiencies so that you can make the necessary changes. Develop a change management plan. By starting small you are also able to create buy-in across internal teams through success stories and lessons learned.

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Gyrus

MARCH 2, 2021

This, in essence, is what management training and development in human resource management (HRM) encompasses. Today, by way of online training, courseware, and lessons, employees are increasingly upskilling and reskilling themselves to be of better value to their employers.

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Gyrus

MARCH 2, 2021

This, in essence, is what management training and development in human resource management (HRM) encompasses. Today, by way of online training, courseware, and lessons, employees are increasingly upskilling and reskilling themselves to be of better value to their employers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot''s more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot's more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication.and lots more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot's more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This is precisely why some hospitals retain an auxiliary to run the gift shop, while also maintaining an entirely separate volunteer corps, managed by staff, to fill patient care roles. Lessons from the Field. In recent years, we have conducted surveys and interviews at institutions with longstanding volunteer councils.

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NTEN

AUGUST 2, 2012

I myself have been guilty of the “accepting a technology donation from a busy board member,” and boy, did I learn a hard lesson from that experience! It’s because I’ve seen far too many instances of these DOs and DON’Ts in practice at nonprofit organizations. And if you’re not doing the DON’Ts, please start!

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. Using adult learning principles in technology trainings — an NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellow shares a few key lessons about how to (and how not to) train adults.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot''s more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

IT systems are evolving from static processing engines to agents of change. And even change management is changing as well. In their book, the authors use eight themes to offer guidance on how to change perspective and view the enterprise as a living organization, enabled by technology.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

But this post isn’t a lesson in vocabulary. But as a change management practitioner I’m usually dealing with organizations that already know things need to be different in some way, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told, even in the midst of such an interaction, that WADITW should be the credo to follow.

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Gyrus

MARCH 2, 2021

This, in essence, is what management training and development in human resource management (HRM) encompasses. Today, by way of online training, courseware, and lessons, employees are increasingly upskilling and reskilling themselves to be of better value to their employers.

Train 52

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication.and lots more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot's more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lots more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lots more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot''s more. In his book, he explains that to be successful you need to know more than your industry and just the basic concepts of leadership, management and operations.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This data can be used to make informed decisions about lesson planning, grading, and intervention strategies. Change management: An LMS can be a significant change for teachers and students. Indeed, LMS platforms can help streamline educators’ workflows and enhance their overall productivity in the classroom.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This data can be used to make informed decisions about lesson planning, grading, and intervention strategies. Change management: An LMS can be a significant change for teachers and students. Indeed, LMS platforms can help streamline educators’ workflows and enhance their overall productivity in the classroom.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

They shared valuable insights that addressed the many challenges nonprofits are facing around smart tech adoption, content strategy, change management, and leadership. They shared tips and lessons for how to support your organization on its journey of change and digital maturity.

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NTEN

APRIL 13, 2011

Along the way I've learned some important lessons that are true for companies and nonprofits of all sizes. Given the choice between the latest technology or the best people, the choice should be obvious. I have interviewed hundreds of people in my career. Here are some keys to finding and hiring the best talent: 1.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This data can be used to make informed decisions about lesson planning, grading, and intervention strategies. Change management: An LMS can be a significant change for teachers and students. Indeed, LMS platforms can help streamline educators’ workflows and enhance their overall productivity in the classroom.

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Education Benefit Student Mobile Learning 52

sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

What if the unexpected wasn’t seen as failure but as lessons to be shared? Can you imagine what would happen if organizations could have trust-based relationships with their funders, board members, staff, and communities? What if they could be vulnerable, share where their plans had to diverge, or when their logic model was off?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Content and stories can be so many different things like videos created by participants, photo blogs from maintenance staff, schedule updates from instructors, sharing lesson plans, etc. The faster we equip all of our staff to tell our stories, the better off we will be.

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