Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 2, 2022

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts. It innovates.

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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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts. It innovates.

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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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

In Nick Sonnenberg’s book, Come Up For Air , you’ll learn about his CPR Business Efficiency Framework , which stands for: C ommunication P lanning R esources This framework focuses on eliminating the pain points most teams experience by optimizing these three operation areas foundational to every organization. “In how tech savvy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts. It innovates.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. I found this concept difficult -- does the problem lie with me?"

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. I found this concept difficult -- does the problem lie with me?"

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Blindspots are tenacious and can reappear, causing problems over a leader''s entire career." And, then he teaches how to surface and overcome those blindspots, using examples, worksheets and other tools. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Blindspots' He explains in detail why blindspots matter.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“Helping others is a good thing, but even the most well-intentioned attempts can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost always focus on “fixing” people – correcting problems or filling the gaps between where they are and where we think they should be. Unfortunately, this doesn’t inspire sustained learning or positive change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Blindspots are tenacious and can reappear, causing problems over a leader''s entire career." And, then he teaches how to surface and overcome those blindspots, using examples, worksheets and other tools. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Blindspots Leadership Books Robert Bruce Shaw'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. These toxic behaviors are obvious.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Leading With Heart. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. These toxic behaviors are obvious.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2021

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the timely and compelling book, Leading With Heart. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. These toxic behaviors are obvious.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 24, 2021

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. It’s a down-to-earth guide that provides advice and actionable steps on how to: Get teams to embrace innovation beyond empty slogans. Communicate the value of innovation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2020

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. It’s a down-to-earth guide that provides advice and actionable steps on how to: Get teams to embrace innovation beyond empty slogans. The book is, Fearless Innovation.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2011

The best managers not only want to hear about problems, but also encourage their employees to tell them when they encounter problems or issues they feel are not right. With confidence comes the desire to do even better. Trust and loyalty then grows. Good managers, therefore, drive results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

Alex Goryachev ’s latest book teaches you how to go beyond the buzzword of innovation to continuously drive growth, improve your bottom line and enact change. It’s a down-to-earth guide that provides advice and actionable steps on how to: Get teams to embrace innovation beyond empty slogans. Communicate the value of innovation.

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Attitude ROI Leadership Teach 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Tip : Just because you are better at some things than your team members are doesn’t mean you should do those things. However, that is not what you are paid for, and when you dive into a problem that calls for your technical expertise you lose hours of the most precious commodity of all—time. And, your team members learn nothing.

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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 (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Assume responsibility for problems when things go wrong, and provide immediate praise and recognition to others when things go right. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture. Celebrate success.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Leadership Principles : A set of standards used in leading others, derived from your values. As you read the book, you’ll also learn these key takeaways: Leadership is not a destination—it is a long journey with many stops along the way. Everyone has a life story that shapes them and provides the basis for their leadership.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Those who lead with heart consistently have discussions with their teams about their unexpressed needs, fears, desires, gifts, and sense of purpose , explain the authors of the compelling book, Leading With Heart. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. These toxic behaviors are obvious.

Gift 52

Gift Culture Companies Conversation 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 (..)

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