NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Some excellent resources emerged from this discussion, so I thought I'd share highlights here and invite you to join the conversation on the NTEN Discuss list. (If If you haven't already, you'll have to create an NTEN Affinity Group Profile. We know, another log-in! We promise it's worth it.).

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2010

I have to admit that I was a bit surprised to receive a friend request from my mother-in-law, especially since she doesn’t even own a computer. An influencer will let their friends know through something as subtle as a status update or a logo in their profile picture. Everybody’s doing it. you get the idea.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was a direct result of several high-profile accounting scandals of the late 1990s and early 2000s, causing Congress to tighten auditing and public disclosure regulations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

It was clear from the conversation that managing change requires more than new hardware and software. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was a direct result of several high-profile accounting scandals of the late 1990s and early 2000s, causing Congress to tighten auditing and public disclosure regulations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone Every business leader should periodically call his/her company to observe how their customers are being treated by their employees -- because, all too often a phone conversation becomes a customer turnoff rather than a relationship builder.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

ToneCheck reports that many companies also battle productivity loss triggered by misread employee email. Make conversation with your team. The wrong tone can turn-off customers, aggravate your partners and frustrate employees. GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Make conversation with your team. A fellow Blogger, Debbie Laskey, shared these keen insights with me: “A brand strategy is the ultimate business strategy and often the least understood." GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

Place 48

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The law of candor. Make conversation with your team. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 9:50 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Communications Skills , General Management Skills , Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees , Providing Feedback , Soliciting Suggestions , Team Building 1 comments: davidburkus said.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Encourage everyone to offer new combinations and improvements of old ideas. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2010

Make it productive -- focus your feedback on the performance and not the performer. Make conversation with your team. They provide the following great, simple and straight-forward advice about giving feedback: Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The values address the companys product, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. Make conversation with your team. The values remain constant and dont change from time to time, situation to situation or person to person. The values clearly set the companys culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Dont delay tough conversations 65. Make conversation with your team. Seek guidance when you dont have the answer 60. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Dont interrupt 63. Ask questions to clarify 64. Have an open door policy 66. Do annual written performance appraisals 68.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Plus, they often generate some creative idea sharing that can boost productivity. Make conversation with your team. Odds are as well that most employees will learn that their co-workers jobs are more difficult than they might have originally thought. That knowledge builds greater mutual respect, which is vital to a teams success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Make conversation with your team. If you take too long to follow through, its as bad as not following through at all. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m

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Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership 44

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:57 PM Labels: Employee Retention , General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees , Productivity Boosters 1 comments: davidburkus said. Make conversation with your team. Here's the problem though: if job security drives loyalty.than nothing drives loyalty.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Make it relevant to your company or products. Make conversation with your team. Keep it relevant to the reader. Answer your customers’ questions or address their pain points. Be sure it’s well-written. Offer proof or third-party validation to claims you make. Keep each blog posting under 500 words.

Companies 44

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Hold an annual "Olympics" at your workplace that includes competition in the areas of sales, production, administrative support, IT, etc. Make conversation with your team. Decisions must be made at the lowest possible level for management at the top to retain its effectiveness. Dont limit your time for only your direct reports.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Make conversation with your team. This is an informal focus group of sorts, where employees can freely and without feeling pressure, share their ideas, see others ideas, and then suggest even more ideas. Youll get great collaboration without a meeting! GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:34 AM Labels: General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Meetings , Productivity Boosters 3comments: davidburkus said. Make conversation with your team. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

The more face-to-face interactions with a co-worker, even if you dont have a conversation, will generally increase your chances of liking that person. Make conversation with your team. Keeping your office door open, communicating in person versus e-mail or via the phone, allows you to click more.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Kostigen, is a New York Times bestseller. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Make conversation with your team. Much of what you read on my Blog may not be new to you, but hopefully, it’ll serve as a good reminder of things to consider when you lead your next employee, team or group.I’m GEN X Employees -- Like having their professionalism and growing knowledge valued.

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