The Next Web

JULY 2, 2014

This post is part of the Lessons Learned series featuring NYU entrepreneurs’ first-hand accounts of challenges faced in starting a business and the lessons learned along the way. But talking with advisors, mentors, coaches, peers, family, etc., Kevin George is the co-founder of HireCanvas.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

I helped coach them along the way, as a good startup mentor will do. The classroom teacher was completely surprised at how engaged and vocal the class had become on this topic, as they hadn’t been like this for the other presenting parents. Even though it was much like herding cats to turn their excitement into actionable ideas, they did it.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 22, 2014

And even if you didn’t have a specific mentor or group of people you could call upon, you probably wish that you did. You’ve heard about the perks of having a mentor before. But we’re here to tell you (as a nonprofit professional) why you should be out in the community mentoring others. The Perks of Being a Mentor.

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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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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 15, 2014

On this Father''s Day , I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. Mentoring is equally powerful. Thank you, Dad, for teaching me these valuable lessons by setting such a good example. He would listen to anyone.

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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Then, based on our findings, we implemented new initiatives to respond to the needs of our staff, such as “Career Conversations,” which requires managers to discuss career plans with all direct reports, not just those with whom they already had a mentor-mentee relationship.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

More than anything, I learned a few profoundly valuable life lessons! I always encourage women to go beyond their job descriptionwhether it’s mentoring colleagues, optimizing processes, or taking initiative on projects. Motivation and contribution are a choice. Be humble even when you think you know it all.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

A collaboration between the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) and Citi , the free program offers interactive live video chats, how-to guides, an eBook club, and weekly email lessons. Established entrepreneurs participating in #StartupLab include Slava Rubin of Indiegogo, Jason Nazar of DocStoc, and Matt Mickiewicz of 99Designs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 3, 2021

No One Succeeds Alone is the inspiring story of Compass Founder & CEO Robert Reffkin , whose mother, mentors, and search for belonging taught him valuable lessons that anyone with a dream can put into action today to improve their own quality of life. Find someone to give you the critical feedback others won’t.

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The Next Web

MAY 9, 2013

Ilya resides in Los Angeles where he consults, writes, invests, mentors and on occasion, attempts to golf. The company has been in business for over 13 years and is the recipient of multiple awards, including Inc. Magazine’s INC 500/5000 award for 3 consecutive years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

One of my favorite lessons from the book, The DNA of Leadership , is the importance of being a developing leader.

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The Next Web

MAY 8, 2013

Ilya resides in Los Angeles where he consults, writes, invests, mentors and on occasion, attempts to golf. The company has been in business for over 13 years and is the recipient of multiple awards, including Inc. Magazine’s INC 500/5000 award for 3 consecutive years.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 17, 2017

Even lessons I learned when I didn't at the time necessarily realize I was learning from him. So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. Mentoring is equally powerful. Really, he was just a great listener.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 17, 2014

The book contains all the lessons you''ll need to learn about functioning at work ," explains Dilenschneider. His lessons are based on his four decades of experience in the work world, along with research and dozens of interviews with business experts. Dilenschneider wrote, The Critical First Years of your Professional Life.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 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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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

I was delighted to hear Joanne’s thoughts and to share some insights and lessons learned from the work that the Benetech Human Rights Program is doing to build the capacity of LGBTI-rights focused NGOs in Africa and the Caribbean.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? Career coaches and mentors are great. Begin with yourself. Be the change. Walk the talk—right? It sounds simple. But it’s the assignment that’s easiest to fail. Because you might not know yourself as well as you think. And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Most-Read New Articles of 2024 Here are the three most popular articles of the year: Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board Board dysfunction often starts with lack of accountability and clear expectations of what it means to be accountable for a nonprofits success. Hindsight is always 20/20!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

His storied past makes him chock-full of interesting anecdotes and lessons, which is why we’re excited to have him back on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage happening next week from September 21-23. I’ll sit down with him to learn about his perspective on some of the biggest tensions that entrepreneurs face today.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The example he used was the hero myth: an underdog starts from nothing, becomes educated or stronger by way of a mentor, and then saves the world. Sachs said that organizations must make their audiences the hero and put themselves in the place of the mentor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Our scope and sequence documents lay out the appropriate learning objectives and associated lesson plans, activities, videos, and more to teach skills that are developmentally appropriate. If given the opportunity, how would you teach those important lessons to our youngest fans? Check it out, and let us know what you think !

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 27, 2021

Leave it to leadership and communications expert, David Grossman , to decide to write a book called, Heart First, Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything. Heart First is engaging, inspirational and packed with powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2016

Even lessons I learned when I didn't at the time necessarily realize I was learning from him. So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. Mentoring is equally powerful. Really, he was just a great listener.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 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

JUNE 19, 2015

On this Father's Day , I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. Music lessons. Mentoring is equally powerful. Thank you, Dad, for teaching me these valuable lessons by setting such a good example. He would listen to anyone.

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The Next Web

APRIL 20, 2013

Rather, I focus on trends across sectors and try to distill lessons that I can apply to our program. One of the most important lessons I have found from studying many startups is that they have a deep understanding of their users and the pain point the are trying to solve. What startups or technology inspire you today?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

The best way to mentor is to challenge people and then to set an example by letting them see you in action. Broad's book, subtitled, Lessons in Unconventional Thinking , is well worth the read. Try to widen their perspective, deepen their sense of accomplishment, and build their capacity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 22, 2013

The design was intended to create an opportunity for cross-generational learning, peer sharing, and lots of interaction and it was exciting to work with faculty members to design the lesson plan.

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NTEN

JUNE 25, 2014

What are some of the lessons you learned as the former Director of Community Affairs for the One Economy Corporation? So the first lesson that I learned at One Economy was flexibility. So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The book contains all the lessons you''ll need to learn about functioning at work ," explains Dilenschneider. His lessons are based on his four decades of experience in the work world, along with research and dozens of interviews with business experts. Dilenschneider wrote, The Critical First Years of Your Professional Life.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

There were also plenty of leadership lessons in Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. . Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Be willing to adapt to your audience – Leadership lessons from Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle Click To Tweet. Caution: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle spoilers below.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2024

Here are ten lessons in surviving and moving forward when reporting to a leader who clearly lacks leadership skills and leaves co-workers wondering what they are doing in such positions of authority in the first place. Discreetly seek advice from mentors, those in leadership positions, and colleagues on options : You are not alone.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2024

To successfully prepare Phi Kappa Phi’s 300+ chapters, staff, and stakeholders for a successful software adoption, the organization created a project team, guiding and mentoring all team members during the implementation. This will help your team set realistic expectations for the implementation.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We thought it would be helpful to look at what the successful organizations all shared so that we might be able to apply those lessons more broadly to our sector’s work in 2021 and to our personal work plans. As we move into 2021, how can you embrace these lessons into your work? Here are a few thoughts to guide your response.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 29, 2022

For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. I selected this book because the book is easy to read, incredibly engaging, and is filled with inspirational and powerful stories of lessons learned by a wealth of leaders with diverse backgrounds.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The best way to mentor is to challenge people and then to set an example by letting them see you in action. Broad''s book, subtitled, Lessons in Unconventional Thinking , is well worth the read. Try to widen their perspective, deepen their sense of accomplishment, and build their capacity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 28, 2020

One of my favorite lessons from the book, The DNA of Leadership , is the importance of being a developing leader.

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