Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 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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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 (..)

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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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that. million students in international schools. Of course they need to be able to teach coding, but what’s far more important is their ability to empathize and relate with the student.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

Sometimes I think that how I volunteer, or give back has to be BIG and dramatic, like going on an international volunteer vacation, fundraising thousands of dollars, or starting a nonprofit. Be a mentor, or teacher to other writers. Write a letter for Amnesty International. Anyone else feel that way? Write an op-ed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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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 (..)

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Brand Marketing Intern at Tableau, A Salesforce Company. Being a Software Engineering Intern can get very technical. Like many interns, Nadia Khan found onboarding and getting acclimated to all the systems and data available to do her work as a Renewals Manager Intern a bit overwhelming. Gabby Isaguirre. Kristin Adderson.

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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 teach, share, lead, innovate, and inspire. They share best practices and tips and tricks or mentor new leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2012

Millennials education teaches them to be the king of the castle, not the grunts to get the coffee. They can be your internal Ambassadors. If you can find a Millennial brand ambassador, they will find and inspires thousands. Babyboomers need to mentor these young people and treat them like equals, not grunts. They need a job.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Brand Marketing Intern at Tableau, A Salesforce Company. Being a Software Engineering Intern can get very technical. Like many interns, Nadia Khan found onboarding and getting acclimated to all the systems and data available to do her work as a Renewals Manager Intern a bit overwhelming. Gabby Isaguirre. Kristin Adderson.

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Tableau

JUNE 12, 2023

You can find them answering questions in our forums, publishing content on social platforms, leading or speaking at user groups, teaching others how to use Tableau APIs, and sharing data visualization best practices. They teach, share, lead, innovate, and inspire. They share best practices and tips and tricks or mentor new leaders.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2011

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

Alex Flores , Teach For America. With the new name “New Pathways For Youth” the organization wanted to rebrand itself as a movement that gives Phoenix area youth a new opportunities by providing them with positive adult mentors. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing , 15(2), 105-121. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

Whether you work with young volunteers or interns, or if your organization focuses specifically on childrens services, Ive learned a few key points that have helped me make strong connections with kids during my time with Team MPhasis. Try to think of ways you can encourage your interns and volunteers to work with one another.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 10, 2022

To maximize professional development across teams, encourage mentoring relationships between senior staff and newer employees. Consider allowing qualified staff to teach in-person employee training courses, and don’t forget to celebrate staff accomplishments and key training wins. The United States?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

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. Matt Howard is a young man who is involved with one of Microsoft’s newly announced youth partner nonprofits, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).

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The Next Web

APRIL 20, 2013

I also teach students, residents and fellows and hold joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health as an Assistant Professor. For example, when we were developing protocols for heart failure in the hospital and wanted to get doctors on board, the residents and interns were reluctant to use these protocols.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Unfortunately, too many young people internalize the message that they should only pursue what comes easily to them. Our role as leaders is not just to teach but to help young people find their places of belonging, and mentorship is a key piece of that puzzle. From a young age, feedback from authority figures shape our self-perception.

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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 (..)

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One area with a potential high risk of over-reliance on AI tools is internal collaboration and communication. Increasing staff interactions with AI tools could reduce human interactions internally. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills.

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Tableau

JUNE 15, 2021

Connection and collaboration: Tableau Ambassadors enjoy networking with other members of the Data Fam, our internal teams, and our customers. They teach, share, lead, innovate, and inspire. They share best practices and tips and tricks or mentor new leaders. What are Tableau Ambassadors and what do they do?

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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? It’s a 6-week program that will help you get the mindset, internal courage, and strategy to raise major gifts that make major change. And how do you figure out which one is right for you? A coach is a great idea.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity. Another company supported in the beginning with mentoring by Vale do Dendê is Diaspora Black (which focuses on Black culture in the tourism sectors). Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom.

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Tableau

MARCH 3, 2023

Britt Staniar Senior Community Program Manager, Recognition Programs Brittni McCafferty Community Global Program Manager – User Groups Sarah Molina March 3, 2023 - 9:04pm March 4, 2023 Tableau Ambassadors teach and share while fostering a positive and supportive space within the community.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

One of the workshop exercises was to teach leaders a process they can facilitate back in their organizations to begin the discussion about how to activate a culture of well being. Improve internal information systems. Mentoring program and cross training. Here’s the list: Function. Responsive tech support.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Building up a company, leading a team and sustaining a highly successful international business is hard work and requires a lot of knowledge. When I was 16 or so, I discovered a book called Rich Dad, Poor Dad – What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money. There are many ways to gain this knowledge.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 2, 2024

If they have the work ethic, the drive, the tenacity, and mostly the adaptability—to me, the top skill for a fundraiser—we can teach them everything fundraising, the giving mechanisms, and how to make the ask,” White said. Both internal and external relationships happen outside the office,” White said.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

Teach something new to your team 24. Promote excellent customer service both internally and externally 40. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2012, select one or more of these 70 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 (..)

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is your museum running on interns? Free intern labor wasn''t ever right, but it has become glaringly unethical in the current post-Lehman-crash era. If you''re reading this at work, you''re probably reading it within ten feet of an unpaid intern. Happy employees (yes, even interns!) Absolutely.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Every founder understands the importance of getting closer to investors and mentors, but that’s not the whole story. International startups shrug off US insurtech meltdown. International startups shrug off US insurtech meltdown. Better.com teaches us how not to downsize a company. To get a reminder, click here.

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