Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 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). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

Mentoring 58

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Kansas 58

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2024

So even if they’re not all perfect, it’s worth it to build connections that will provide you with support, help you network and learn, and keep your career moving forward,” shares HBR. The best way to have a tough conversation with your boss. The difference between a mentor and a sponsor. The right way to find a mentor.

Relationship 105

Relationship Build Work Mentoring 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

Mentoring 105

Mentoring Policy Review Technique 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Include statistics and fun facts where possible, and include a question at the end that would inspire conversation.” When asking people to share pictures, ask that they tag @PurrfectPets to be featured in our stories and site! Please note that National Cat Day is Sunday, October 29—some posts should center around that.

Content 351

Content Calendar Language Social Media 351

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 106

Mentoring Policy Technique News 106

Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

In this guest post, Trish Hudson, president of the Melos Institute, shares an approach she learned from her mentor, designed to forge strong partnerships each year with his leader partners. read more ).

Relationship 94

Relationship Product Mentoring Build 94

.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

Groups that share these traits work well together and produce amazing work. To share the responsibility as well as the achievements, teams should develop these objectives together. Keep the conversation meaningful with an honest discussion about strengths, weaknesses, and progress that avoids judgment.

Attitude 221

Attitude Skills Environment Team 221

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

Among the meetings and discussions I enjoyed at CASE was a conversation with a group of MBA students interested in helping NGOs that are working to advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals.

Award 154

Award Lecture Social Student 154

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don't delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Mentoring 104

Mentoring Leadership Policy Technique 104

.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Career coaches and mentors are great. The opportunity to share challenges, in confidence, with the brightest colleagues in the business is an invaluable resource. Create space for conversation. If you don’t already have a professional support system, I urge you to find objective advisors. Association executives are really lucky.

Awareness 221

Awareness Singapore Journal Roles 221

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Policy Leadership Technique 100

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 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). Dont give them a false sense of the situation by sharing only good news.

News 49

News Share Kansas City Mentoring 49

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 101

Mentoring Policy Leadership Technique 101

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Launch the Conversation Sometimes an outside facilitator can move the group forward more quickly. Discussions about best practices, strategic planning sessions, or board development exercises can launch conversations about how and when to evaluate the board’s performance.

Evaluation 193

Evaluation Government Director Facilitation 193

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

It also feels that sometimes genx is being forgotten in this conversations. When you step in the door, you come prepackaged with skills you can share. What are the conversations that should be happening and what advice do you have for organizations on how to be the teacher? The ability to teach, with patience, is essential.

Discussion 211

Discussion Generation Donor Structure 211

AccelEvents

JULY 22, 2021

We now provide you with our new breakout room feature within Workshops to facilitate concentrated conversations. Actionable brainstorm delegation: If the Workshop is specifically amongst a company or team that has a shared goal, breakout rooms can be a super-efficient way to delegate tasks.

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Facilitation Module Brain 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don''t delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Tips 95

Tips Mentoring Policy Leadership 95

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don''t delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Tips 85

Tips Mentoring Leadership Policy 85

Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

STEP 3- Find a Mentor. Towards the end of a deep conversation my friend once said, after a long thought – “Things take time.” Finding a mentor might take a bit of time, but it will be one of the most crucial steps. Be creative about it, but make sure to find a mentor. Click To Tweet. Online Course.

Learning 105

Learning Mentoring Beginner Search 105

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Don''t micromanage Don''t be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company''s strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 81

Mentoring Leadership Policy Technique 81

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

I use a “Living Case Study&# technique — it is less formal that your traditional case study because it covers a work in progress and shares lessons learned as well as successes. I worked with both to prepare an ignite style presentation that shared a specific campaign or project that incorporated social media.

Case Study 99

Case Study Social Media Studies Integration 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Location sharing? No matter what the future has in store, we need to prepare ourselves and our kids with a shared vernacular and a core set of life skills that transcend the technology flavor of the week and reinforce critical thinking, kindness, and responsibility. Instant updates to your whole community?

Literacy 136

Literacy Education Digital San Francisco 136

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 18, 2011

I’ll be sharing insights on my blog as the project unfolds — it is going to be a rich opportunity for learning because it is a capacity building project that leverages a networked approach. Build the capacity of these NGOs and CSOs to use new media effectively through mentoring and coaching.

Network 95

Network Build Yemen Morocco 95

NTEN

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Designed by Emily Lonigro Boylan, Owner and Creative Director, and Demetrio Cardona-Maguigad, Director of Strategic Design, both of LimeRed Studio , the Idea Accelerator offered the chance for partners who might not have met otherwise to connect on common ideas, and work with coaches to refine the project to meet shared goals.

Ideas 99

Ideas Change Technology San Francisco 99

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2011

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don't delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Mentoring 72

Mentoring Team Policy Review 72

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

If we lack the skills to avoid collaborative overload, manage difficult conversations, learn from failure, the resulting physical, emotional, and mental strain gets in the way of a nonprofit organization’s success. Encourage sharing what is learned at conferences with staff. Mentoring program and cross training. Transparency.

Culture 126

Culture Active Activities Activism 126

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We need to normalize those conversations, and then involve our children in acting with us for the climate. It’s important to know a little about the issue and what some good resources are, to help us have those conversations. We’ve mentored, advised, and convened people from across the world. Start talking about it!

Children 136

Children Global Group Action 136

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 64

Mentoring Policy Technique News 64

Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. The second is something I shared in my last formal report to the Candid board of directors.

Brazil 122

Brazil South Africa Foundation Classes 122

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

So, we go way back in our shared commitment to growing the social enterprise movement. I really like Unreasonable’s approach to unlocking entrepreneurial potential to overcome our world’s greatest problems, and hope to find the time to participate as a mentor there.

Impact 100

Impact Colorado Social San Francisco 100

Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 4, 2009

As you can see from the summary sheet above - click here for larger - the sequence was: we all brainstormed the characteristics of a south London borough, with its share of unemployment, health and housing issues, transport problems plus some very positive community activity on the arts front.

Game 100

Game Social Method Summary 100

NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

How #CommBuild works Each week whoever wants to participate comes to Twitter, searches for the hashtag #CommBuild, and finds a conversation about topics tied to community management. But we always know we can return to Twitter and #CommBuild week after week for networking, reflection, professional development, and resource sharing.

Guidelines 82

Guidelines Facilitation Hosting Twitter 82

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2013

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don''t delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Mentoring 63

Mentoring Leadership Policy News 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students. I speak to college students regularly, many times through skype like this group of students in Indiana this past month who shared stories about their internships which often included measurement and spreadsheets.

Data 111

Data Help Measure Analysis 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This morning, I had the opportunity to start my day with an inspiring conversation about the challenges facing today’s youth and how we can work to solve them. Mary Mwende told us about her journey from Mombasa, Kenya, to being one of ten girls chosen for the Global Give Back Circle , a mentoring and empowerment program.

Kenya 97

Kenya Empowerment Global Africa 97

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Share third-party compliments about your employees with your employees 44. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Share bad news, not only good news 57. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Don't delay tough conversations 65. Show trust 41.

Mentoring 60

Mentoring Leadership Policy Technique 60