Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. As he explains, “I’ve failed much more of then than I’ve succeeded.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. As he explains, “I’ve failed much more of then than I’ve succeeded.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Leadership Attitude Chapter Culture 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Leadership Attitude Chapter Culture 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 27, 2022

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. As he explains, “I’ve failed much more of then than I’ve succeeded.

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Learning Lesson Mentoring Chapter 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

What I absolutely love, is that the book has a companion web site with worksheets and checklists from every chapter. As someone who designs and facilitates professional development projects for nonprofits, this is a trainer’s dream! Trained mentors who can support on the job learning. Agreed upon plan. Evaluation.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

CA: During both my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I held a variety of part-time jobs to help defray my college expenses. These were modest jobs, many in campus offices working with university administrators and faculty members. This ultimately led to full-time employment. My mind was a sponge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Kathy Reich, Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, write up this summary of the session. I am looking forward to the next chapter of work which will continue to focus on networks, but how they can be used by nonprofit for learning that leads to greater impact. Stay tuned.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

We got a really fun panel discussion for you all around what you should do if you happen to find yourself out of the job in the fundraising and nonprofit sector. I’m over here at Bloomerang, and I will not be moderating, which I think is the first time I’ve ever said that in 10 years. So thanks so much for being here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 5, 2022

During these past two years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value, therefore, making for an ideal time to read, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil. The pandemic has forced us to check ourselves, slow down, and even to pause time and space to reflect on the lives we were leading,” says O’Neil.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 1, 2013

I have been fortunate to practice a professional craft in many careers, ever since junior high school when my first job was selling comic books and trading cards. My most recent career is as a full-time stay-at-home dad (or chief life-quality officer, as my wife likes to say!).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the new book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Exercise Philadelphia Life Phone 52

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 15, 2020

87% of millennials say that development opportunities are important to them in a job. There’s no reason to reinvent the wheel every time you implement training opportunities. For instance, let’s say you read a chapter of a book that is highly relevant to your organization’s mission statement. Increased employee engagement.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

Earlier this year, President Obama announced a bold initiative to expand access to technology jobs in the United States. Additionally, there are more open jobs today in America — and the majority of them are in information technology. Students also learn about teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, and work/life balance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Question: Chapter 2 in Stand Out! For 2020, my pick is, StandOut!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Within the book’s 10 chapters, he covers the topics of ownership , mindset , identity , growth , engagement , leadership and more. Chapter 2 in Stand Out!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

They do a good job of using examples for each of these things (like why Southwest Airlines is so successful, and why the Kidney Heist urban legend sticks so well, among other stories. This was the book I skimmed, because, honestly, I was bored after the first chapter. He thinks that time-based billing is bad.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2019

No matter what job you take, you’re not just working for others. For example, when you get asked to do something you don’t want to do in a job, think about what you can learn from it that someone else will pay you more for in the future. In my book (see Chapter 11), I recommend a two-up, two- down approach to learning.

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Learning Mentoring Chapter Leadership 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Question: Chapter 2 in Stand Out! Flashback to earlier this year.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But bottom line is we want to hear from you because we’re going to save a little bit of time at the end for Q&A. What have I learned over my time, but especially over the last year of doing this podcast? And maybe not take everything so seriously because life is serious and life is hard, but we should be having a good time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Written by a humble, wise, insightful millennial, Magnuson provides a timely resource to help young professionals excel in the workplace and beyond. Within the book’s 10 chapters, he covers the topics of ownership , mindset , identity , growth , engagement , leadership and more. Chapter 2 in Stand Out!

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Professional Life Work Chapter 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2019

No matter what job you take, you’re not just working for others. For example, when you get asked to do something you don’t want to do in a job, think about what you can learn from it that someone else will pay you more for in the future. In my book (see Chapter 11), I recommend a two-up, two- down approach to learning.

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Learning Mentoring Chapter Leadership 40

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Membership in associations can be driven by individuals, businesses, or by local chapters, but all associations exist, primarily, to serve their members’ interests and advance their goals. Local Memberships: With this model, an individual or business joins a local chapter which provides its own network, resources, and benefits.

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Associations Guide Structure Industry 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy's guidance.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 28, 2019

She inspired me to quit my successful job and start a nonprofit I called the Pajama Program. Through connecting with my employees and leadership teams on personal human levels, they, in turn, learned how to better connect with the communities we are serving and have been able to grow Pajama Program to 60 chapters throughout the country.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 20, 2021

The Salesforce Faithforce Chicago chapter partnered with Girlforward to host a career day event with refugee girls. Coach newcomers into living-wage careers: Upwardly Global moves newcomers from unemployment or survival jobs to living-wage roles that are aligned to their education and professional experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy''s guidance. I recommend the book for any manager who wants to learn how best to work with an employee to: build up his/her self-esteem build his/her self-image drive away his/her fears make him/her feel like a winner.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Rating someone based on a short time period instead of the entire evaluation period 8.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Story Kansas City Mentoring Kansas 51

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy's guidance.

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Chapter Interview Mentoring Exercise 57

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Give each topic a time limit. Include only decision makers and key implementers.

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Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy''s guidance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The NY Chapter of the Red Cross offers Ten Tips in this YouTube Video. Steve Heye has been blogging chapters in the book for the past few weeks. CharityWater's BrandedFundraising Network: Has done an impressive job raising money - over $200,000 to date. Global Voices Bloggers Mentor Others. Good Reads: Online.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2011

In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy's guidance.

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