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 (..)

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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 (..)

Mentoring 101

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.orgSource

MARCH 25, 2024

The passion that takes a job beyond work into fulfillment and fun. Trust isn’t just about modeling good behavior or making people like you. 58% of employees (62% of Millennials and GenX) say professional development contributes to their job satisfaction, a major factor in retention.

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Attitude Skills Environment Team 221

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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TechImpact

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Perhaps it’s because of the people they’ll meet, or because they’ll pick up a valuable skill they can point to during their next job interview. Provide mentors. Try using a younger adult who will be a more natural role model. Figure out why volunteering at your nonprofit would be attractive to a 20-something.

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Volunteer Mentoring Statistics Linkedin 121

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 27, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

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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. Model and Celebrate Well-being Practices Creating a robust work culture that incorporates well-being is fundamental.

Leadership 122

Leadership Organization Culture Nonprofit 122

Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Using a centralized data model allows associations to give that new member what they need early on, then as they move deeper into their engagement with the organization they can be fed what matters next. This could be looked at as a tweak of a sort of “mentor/protégé” system that many associations want.

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Generation Associations Phone Course 192

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

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Tips Mentoring Leadership Policy 85

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 8, 2018

Potential job applicants are beginning to place as much emphasis on positive organizational culture as they do on job tasks and salaries. The framework is based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, mapped to an organization’s hierarchy of needs: • Level 1: Functioning Factor – Do people have what they need to do their job?

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Culture Activism Active Activities 126

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

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Set your organization up for success by modeling authentic leadership in staff town halls, team meetings, and membership events to nurture a culture of transparency and trust across your entire organization. Authentic leadership How would you measure your association’s culture ?

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Associations Missouri Measure Culture 145

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 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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Job Learning Mentoring Kansas City 40

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Job titles, job descriptions and training. Give every volunteer a written job title, a job description, and the appropriate training to fulfill the role they have accepted.

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Retention Team Volunteer Strategy 98

sgEngage

APRIL 7, 2021

Jobs weren’t the only loss for the nonprofit sector. The social impact sector cannot return to a pre-pandemic operating model because we have adapted and grown in the last year. Some programs won’t survive in a post-pandemic service model, and that’s okay. By September, the total nonprofit workforce remained 7.6%

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Change Vietnam Nonprofit Leadership 94

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2011

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

Mentoring 72

Mentoring Team Policy Review 72

Non Profit Quarterly

AUGUST 25, 2022

Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact. Tech nonprofit” is an emerging term that refers to a tech startup that is building software or web applications using a nonprofit model for social impact.

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Tech Digital Build Tools 98

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). Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance.

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Giving Kansas City Mentoring Kansas 64

Nimble AMS

JULY 19, 2022

How likely will you look for another job outside the organization in the next 6-12 months? . By offering a variety of professional and personal perks like remote and work from anywhere positions, unlimited paid time off, mentors for new staff, no-meeting Fridays, and camera-off meetings. What are your career goals?

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Survey Associations Tips Interview 117

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

Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The goals of the DEI Open Source Commons team center around leveling the playing field for everyone in tech by increasing diversity and inclusion at Salesforce community events, in addition to creating and modeling a toolkit that groups can use towards their own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. “I

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Open Source Sponsor Tech Conversation 111

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 27, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

Mentoring 63

Mentoring Leadership Policy News 63

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

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Mentoring Leadership Policy Technique 60

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 3, 2013

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

Mentoring 61

Mentoring Policy News Technique 61

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2013

I got my first real job in a museum (at the Guggenheim) after a life-changing internship. Are there already internship models out there that do this that we could learn from and offer as examples? I want to do better for my students, and to participate in the rethinking of a broken model I have helped to perpetuate.

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Museum Share New York Student 55

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 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). And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. Next on the list is benefits.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership 53

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 (..)

Time 56

Time Mentoring Exercise Policy 56

Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

The answer was not about how qualified BIPOC survey respondents were compared with white respondents; it was about structural barriers and lack of supports for BIPOC staff to advance to the top jobs. We also found that BIPOC respondents aspired to leadership at higher rates than their white peers.

Leadership 69

Leadership Survey Nonprofit Roles 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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 (..)

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Effective Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Here are 70 things you can do: 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 (..)

Effective 52

Effective Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2021

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 52

Mentoring Policy Technique News 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

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 (..)

Time 52

Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 15, 2021

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 (..)

Time 52

Time Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 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 (..)

Management 52

Management Mentoring Policy Technique 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Be a good role model 46. Use job descriptions 55. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Encourage personal growth and promote training, mentoring and external education 56. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Be humble 47.

Mentoring 56

Mentoring Leadership Policy News 56

Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

They often fill jobs including taxi drivers, security guards, or dishwashers that do not match the level of education they have received; they find themselves more likely to be in poverty than their counterparts born in the U.S. through its Job Seeker Services Program. college-educated immigrants in the U.S. at their full potential.

Global 52

Global Skills Bosnia San Francisco 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 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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Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas 45