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.

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Mentoring Tips Kansas City Leadership 58

Candid

JANUARY 15, 2025

Whether youre the administrative assistant or the executive director, people should know who you are. Take advantage of learning opportunities Feedback from your manager, trusted colleagues, and mentors helps clarify areas for improvement. Strive for visibility Visibility is important at every level in an organization.

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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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Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Leadership 56

Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. If you’re watching the recording, hope you’re having a good day because we are here to talk about some creative ways that people are contributing to the community. He’s now one of my mentors, advisors, and dear friends.

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Community People Video Podcast 109

.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

We feel at ease with people who are like us. Trust isn’t just about modeling good behavior or making people like you. Meet with people individually to discuss where you believe their skills best serve the team and as a group to explain how those dynamics work together. When you are the leader, you drive the team dynamics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2013

” In short, nice people can finish first in a networked world. You probably spend many of your waking hours helping others, connecting people who can benefit from knowing each other, and offering mentoring and advice. When you evaluate people, you look for potential, often seeing the best in others.

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Tableau

JANUARY 18, 2023

They also participate in product evaluation and create content to introduce Tableau Developer tools to the community. A believer in sharing knowledge, Anya helps people develop their data skills by introducing data analysis and visualization tools into their everyday workflows, conducting training, writing manuals, and presenting at events.

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Netherlands San Francisco Analytics Knowledge 117

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Seedcamp invests in approximately 20 companies annually.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2015

I love that the training activities go beyond the traditional webinars and workshops, and incorporate mentoring and on the job learning activities. Trained mentors who can support on the job learning. Evaluation. There are also some great practical tips , sample mentor/mentee agreement , and plan. Agreed upon plan.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

When people are able to self-generate a positive emotion or perspective, that enables them to bounce back. It’s no secret the most productive people also tend to be the most successful. A calculator on Fredrickson’s website for her book Positivity can help you evaluate your own positivity ratio. They are also less productive.

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Attitude Ratio Journal Life 167

sgEngage

JUNE 17, 2024

But how do you set up a system of protection for these vital people? Remove non-critical responsibilities: People who are passionate about their mission are more likely to accept additional duties, but adding administrative work to an educator’s already full schedule can accelerate burnout.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 8, 2021

Most people want to serve because they have passion for a cause or mission which is certainly important and an essential ingredient. It’s about checks and balances and evaluation. This means a self-assessment of your collective work as the board and a consistent evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer. A big deal indeed!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As leaders, we have a responsibility to model this behavior, demonstrating an authentic interest in our people as humans. You need to provide opportunities for their continuous learning on the job and mentoring. Evaluate Empathy Skill s We should also evaluate empathy skills as part of job performance appraisals.

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Leadership Organization Nonprofit Skills 122

Candid

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Get motivated to make doing good deeds a part of your life through acts of service and making time for others, like preparing a meal or mentoring. This book evaluates the current giving landscape and discusses the value of such actions compared with those of monetary donations.

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eBook Giving Donor Philanthropy 105

Tableau

JUNE 12, 2023

This year the Ambassadors helped us launch the Tableau Community Highlight , an award that recognizes the thousands of people who give back to the DataFam outside of our Visionaries and Ambassadors. They share best practices and tips and tricks or mentor new leaders. Learn more about the Tableau Ambassadors. Pacific Time.

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Tableau

JANUARY 18, 2023

They also participate in product evaluation and create content to introduce Tableau Developer tools to the community. A believer in sharing knowledge, Anya helps people develop their data skills by introducing data analysis and visualization tools into their everyday workflows, conducting training, writing manuals, and presenting at events.

Netherlands 98

Netherlands San Francisco Analytics Knowledge 98

Tableau

MARCH 9, 2023

The Community Highlight will add to this by drawing attention to the people bringing all the DataFam goodness to life for you. Along with all the tips, tricks, visualizations and data sets the DataFam Roundup already shares weekly, the new Tableau Community highlight will connect you with new data people. Get inspired by others.

Community 98

Community Attention Tutorial Mentoring 98

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Leadership skills are only just about our inner-selves, it is also how we relate to other people and manage those relationships, especially in the workplace. Level 2: Feelings Factor – Do people feel appreciated and respected? Level 3: Friendship Factor – Do people feel connected to one another? Responsive tech support.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Evaluation of Sales Team Training Needs. To achieve that, sales operations people help streamline process to speed up the sales cycle and enable sellers to close more deals. Training & Development (Coaching and Mentoring). Evaluation of sales processes, and salesforce structure. Performance Metrics Analyses.

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Structure Metrics Synchronous Train 161

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

We often hear the term “digital native” used to describe young people who don’t remember a time when phones were attached to the wall, but just because kids have only ever known a technology-rich world doesn’t mean they know how to engage with and through technology responsibly. Make it a whole-community priority.

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Literacy Education Digital Teach 136

Tableau

JUNE 8, 2022

You can find them answering questions in our forums, publishing content on social platforms, leading or speaking at user groups, contributing code on Github, and teaching people about data visualization. They share best practices and tips and tricks or mentor new leaders. Ambassadors try out new things, and they push us to get better.

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Application Open Analytics Student 98

TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Share on Twitter Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member and mentor to startups, and an angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. I missed the red flags. Tweaks in leadership are normal and healthy as a company grows.

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Mentoring Business Team Evaluation 89

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) , designed to offer professional development, networking, and mentorships for women in the Middle East working in the technology and science sectors. This year’s 41 participants are matched with mentors from companies here in the Bay Area and do a five-week internship.

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Network Professional Online Effective 101

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Like people needing to take a driver’s test in order to get a license, Sloyan calls the company’s technical assessment technology a “flight simulator for developers,” that gives candidates a simulated evaluation of their skills and comes back with a score and highlighted strengths.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Create a mentor program. . Passion and free time: Most importantly, find people who are passionate about your cause. Create a mentor program. . With a mentor program, you can help your ambassadors get up and running as soon as possible. When launching your mentor program, be sure to: . Plan an onboarding event. .

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Fundraising Strategy Mentoring Nonprofit 72

Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

When someone shows up to volunteer, often there are many people making bids for his or her time. Everyone’s “to-do” list rolls out, and a volunteer may find himself or herself shuffled to a variety of people doing a range of tasks. Understanding Motivation. Skill Development. Personal Growth. Recognition of Service.

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Retention Volunteer Skills Mentoring 92

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics. Get Free Help with Your Google Analytics: The Analysis Exchange has a goal to “dramatically increase the number of people on Earth doing web analytics the right way.”

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Data Nonprofit Help Measure 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The people with skills are out there. Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics. They are teaching digital measurement best practices by connecting great causes with experienced mentors and motivated students.

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Data Help Nonprofit Measure 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2010

Those of us who have planned, executed and evaluated these types of contests for good on behalf of major brands have done so with the best intentions and not to “cause wash” — i.e., buy good brand karma under the guise of philanthropy. Just evaluating all the submissions can take many, many people hours.

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Contest Philanthropy Sponsor Causes 88

Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

But our head of development is super resistant and will rarely go out and meet people. Teach your staff to fish: People aren’t born knowing how to build a major donor pipeline and expertly move folks through this pipeline. — Fear of Being Held Back. Dear Fear of Being Held Back, You are right to be concerned about this.

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Develop Gift Donor Fundraising 125

Tableau

MARCH 9, 2023

The Community Highlight will add to this by drawing attention to the people bringing all the DataFam goodness to life for you. Along with all the tips, tricks, visualizations and data sets the DataFam Roundup already shares weekly, the new Tableau Community highlight will connect you with new data people. Get inspired by others.

Community 78

Community Attention Tutorial Mentoring 78

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

After all, performance evaluations directly impact professional reputations, salary increases, bonuses, and promotions. The importance of revisiting objectives This reality begs the question of just how effective performance evaluations are and what employees can do to balance the scales. Emotions range from elated to angst-ridden.

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Review Evaluation Discussion Goal 70

Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2021

Do you have a manager, supervisor, or mentor who is teaching you how to fundraise and supporting you along the way? Here are some questions to ask yourself when evaluating your options: Do I aspire to be more like them? Do other people I respect also learn from them and have good things to say? A coach is a great idea.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 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.

Giving 64

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Leadership 64

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

My sessions were integrated into the various leadership, visioning process for women’s rights, curriculum development, and evaluation methods modules throughout the week as networked and social media skills were not the main focus. Documentation of the Visioning Process. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

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Rwanda Social Media Leadership Train 116

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Businesses are made up of people, and the success of businesses relies on how those people interact, communicate, and collaborate with each other. Successful leaders : Teach, coach, mentor, and inspire. Managers who find themselves routinely "telling and yelling" are really holding their people back from growth oppo rtunities.

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Mentoring Leadership Teach Lesson 52

NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In this resource-strapped environment, it's arguable that not considering open source options seriously when evaluating your software toolbox is a disservice to your organization, board, constituents, and clients. . Clearly, we're long past the days when people asked if Linux was safe to depend on for business. Current Trends.

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