Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 12, 2024

One element constant and vital to your nonprofit is your organizational culture. Culture breathes life into your organization and unites your team. Where does your constituent relationship management software (CRM) fit into that culture? So, how do you make the CRM the hub of your organization’s culture?

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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. And, what exactly is heart culture ? Friedman says, "At its core, heart culture symbolizes how a company values more than just an employee's output. Honesty and Integrity.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Best Ways to Manage Training in a Hybrid Work Culture GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - As offices are reopening post-pandemic, companies ask employees to spend at least a few days a week in their former workplaces. Managing employee training in this hybrid environment will be a big challenge.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Best ways to manage training in a hybrid work culture Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems As offices are reopening post-pandemic, companies ask employees to spend at least a few days a week in their former workplaces. But employees need to upskill themselves to make the best use of these tools.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Managing employee training in this hybrid environment will be a big challenge. Coordinating these activities and building effective teams with people with myriad experiences is the main challenge for managers. This blog will talk about ways to update your training strategy and successfully manage training in a hybrid work culture.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 10, 2023

In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event. Leadership ColLAB strategies for your association Leverage these can’t miss methods at your organization: 1. Partnerships.

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values into an organization’s culture, however, requires intentional effort and awareness. In 2022, we collaborated with consultants to assess our culture and develop a robust DEI strategy. A more diverse workforce can highlight areas where you can improve equity and inclusion.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

When you look at more niche nonprofits—like those focused on arts and culture —fundraising plays a critical role in enabling your organization to make a positive impact on their communities. The arts are important to modern culture and society, yet competition from other causes can encroach on the ability of your nonprofit to raise funds.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others. ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others. ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Each year, after reading and reviewing dozens of new leadership books, I select my pick for the year's best new leadership book. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads. Leadership is interactive, risky, and experimental.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. I was interested to hear Allison’s comments on managing an organization specifically for women across such a broad canvas. Our discussion about the Summit Award launched a wide-ranging conversation.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

Leadership perspectives need to be continually refreshed in light of shifting circumstances. The willingness to scrutinize performance on an ongoing basis begins with the board and the management team. A culture that encourages experimentation and risk-taking promotes continuous improvement. Self-evaluation isn’t easy.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 2, 2023

More often than not, cultural alignment is missing from the RFP , and yet it is one of the most important success factors in any major technology initiative. What is cultural alignment and why is it important for your association’s AMS RFP? Cultural alignment is the shared beliefs that exist between an association and its partner.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Some of my favorite takeaways from the book are these leadership lessons from Lutoff-Perlo: At the end of the day, everyone wants the same things in a leader regardless of gender or subject matter expertise. Difficult times are those that prove how strong your leaders and your culture really are.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

We were working on a system selection and installation with a recently promoted IT manager. EI is the ability to understand and manage your own behavior and motivations as well as those of the people around you. The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy. “The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

posted by Nico Marcolongo Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust.

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Charity Village

MARCH 30, 2023

Hagia Sophia is the iconic cultural monument of Istanbul, Turkey. Completed in the year 537, […] The post The three secrets of resilient leadership appeared first on CharityVillage. What do Lady Gaga, ancient architecture and a gold-medallist soccer goalie have to tell us about thriving through adversity?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Getting your leadership on board with streamlining your grantee application may require some planning. The challenge isn’t knowing what to do. It’s getting buy-in.

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sgEngage

JUNE 25, 2024

For arts and culture organizations like yours, it’s essential to have a strong internal team supporting your activities, whether you’re preserving cultural heritage, offering visual arts classes for kids, or putting on musicals. For instance, managing your theater’s customer service phone line may be a job someone can do from home.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

posted by Laura Taylor Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Having a welcoming culture is vital for a nonprofit organization to be a part of a strong and healthy community. For example, in the banking industry, they found greater financial gains when women were part of top leadership.

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Bloomerang

MAY 17, 2021

If you’re a fundraiser bemoaning the lack of your nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy , you don’t get off that easily. . A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy: Who’s Job is it? . And if I found myself in a job where I couldn’t instill a culture of philanthropy over a reasonable period of time, I’d fire myself (and I have).

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sgEngage

AUGUST 14, 2023

The actual process of changing takes true leadership, whether in our personal or professional lives. My organizational leadership mind had alarm bells ringing so loudly that I thought people could hear them. This was going to be a significant cultural shift for the school. All of this is change.

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sgEngage

MAY 30, 2024

Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job. But while not every contributing factor to retention will be within your control as a manager, many thankfully are. Fine-tune new management and engagement tactics as they roll out. Source new internally- or externally-facing ideas for improvements.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the new book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Today, we flashback to 2021 : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. Create a learning culture. Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. In her book, author Esther K. Focus on the outcomes. Embrace continuous processes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2023

“When it comes to culture, one of the most glaring issues is that far too many leaders do not recognize it as one of their greatest competitive advantages,” says Matt Mayberry , author of the book, Culture Is The Way. Other key lessons from sports coaches include these says Mayberry: Develop a burning desire to improve culture.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 12, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Leading the Charge: Why Strong Leadership is Crucial for Nonprofits Welcome back to our series on the top five reasons why nonprofits fail. Today, we’re diving into the critical issue of leadership, or rather, the lack thereof. They remain calm under pressure and are adept at crisis management.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Transforming Workforce Development: Harnessing the Power of a Comprehensive Learning Management System GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face the ongoing challenge of enhancing employee skills, boosting engagement, and optimizing training processes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Fisher , author of the new book, To The Top: How Women In Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting The Rules For Success. “We In her book, Fisher outlines how collectively we can permanently build a more inclusive way of working into corporate culture to launch more women to the highest echelons of business.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 7, 2022

While there are dozens of sessions designed to pique anyone’s interest, we wanted to highlight some specifically created for the arts and culture audience. Super Session: Cultural Organizations as Community Connectors—How to Promote Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion. Breakout Sessions to Maximize Your Impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

posted by Natalia Hurley Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Last year also brought with it civil unrest, a rise in the call for social justice, and decentering of white supremacy culture. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2020

Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. Create a learning culture. Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. In her book, author Esther K. Focus on the outcomes. Embrace continuous processes.

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