Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Author Paul Falcone offers the following great advice for how to become a stronger career mentor and coach by helping your subordinates grow and develop in their own careers. Realize that people can tell more about you by the depth of your questions than by the quality of your statements. Separate the people from the problem.

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.orgSource

MAY 28, 2024

Focus on Mentoring Sue is a relationship builder. Mentoring is something I am passionate about,” Sue advised. Whether it’s coaching professional staff or volunteer leaders, I find joy in watching people grow and excel. Leaders must listen to all the stakeholders, assimilate their perspectives, and bring people to consensus.”

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 21, 2024

We want to know what people want from us, what they want to do next. It seems though like a gulf is growing – or perhaps has been there for a long time – between the perception of the member need, and what people actually want. Do we even know what they care about? On top of that is the issue of the sampling bias itself.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

While it famously started as a networking site for college students, employees have predicted that the aging up of the app’s audience — now nearly 2 billion daily users — has the potential to further alienate young people, cutting off future generations and putting a ceiling on future growth. But there was still cause for concern.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Cultivate cross-departmental relationships The strategy I’ve seen transform this situation for many people time and time again is to cultivate relationships across departmental lines deliberately. People stay in companies where they see a future for themselves, where their skills are recognized, and where their well-being is a priority.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Create a casual atmosphere that makes it easy for people to feel comfortable discussing what they don’t know and asking about what they don’t understand. Keep it Simple Many people don’t feel comfortable with numbers and statistics. Is that even possible?

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Crafting a Compelling Employer Brand People want to work where they know theyll make a difference. Showing you care about employees well-being makes your nonprofit a place where people want to stay. Offer mentoring, leadership development workshops, and training tailored to nonprofit careers.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The prior CEOs, who actually were mentors to both of us, have now stepped into global chair roles. I think we are both also people-oriented leaders, and one of the areas where we really overlap is an incredible focus on mentorship. I had stepped in on building a lot of our work around our people and culture.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

It’s a good idea to include people from outside your organization’s playing field who can introduce a different point of view and push the group forward.”. The chances that people are reading and absorbing this material are slim. The chances of people reading and absorbing all this material are slim. Set Expectations.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

That’s fair, but in situations like these, a newbie executive usually requires some mentoring and coaching to be effective and to speed up the pace of her learning curve. This is best done by people outside the organization to reduce tension and to keep the board’s role as one of oversight, not management. But do not meddle.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

I’m from Ecuador — and being in this country as a young immigrant has shaped my experience of how I see the inequalities people experience.” They also have access to the Cooke Scholar Network, where alumni serve as mentors and open doors to career opportunities. “By creative, I mean it’s not just in Minnesota, it is national.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 22, 2020

As offices provide more remote work options, people are getting increasingly comfortable collaborating virtually, and want to bring this to nonprofit boards as well. Plus, think of the trees you can save as members begin switching to reading agendas and reviewing minutes on their tablets and phones! FULL BIO ].

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

But today, many people think of a great workplace as not even one specific place at all, with many employers opting for a permanent remote work setup after a trial proved prosperous during the pandemic. How do people interact with each other? If your product kicks ass, you have a great chance of attracting people who want to kick ass.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2022

Startups will get an upfront investment of $1 million from Sequoia; mentoring on company design from partners and operators affiliated with the firm (eg, founders and other key people from companies that it has backed); and a field trip to a legendary company to see it all in action. “Europe is so fragmented.

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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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Candid

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At the Ford Foundation, where I serve as vice president and chief people officer, we’re deeply committed to working toward equality. staff, from 48% people of color in 2012 to 67% in 2023. This and other initiatives resulted in decreased turnover for people of color, now proportionate to their representation in our staff population.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 13, 2025

Maybe robotics will continue to lag, or maybe people will have Rosie from The Jetsons dusting their furniture next year. People displaced by this shift gradually shift to harder to automate jobs, becoming masseuses, electricians, nurses, and so forth. With AI, presumably the need to mentor in-person becomes moot.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

As Gilligan describes it, Somethings is a youth-specific wellness platform that connects teenagers with trained mentors between the ages of 19 and 26 for asynchronous help. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Think about the employees who mentor others, uplift their teammates, or create an environment where all voices are heard. A culture of recognition helps strengthen workplace relationships, increase motivation, and create an environment where people want to do their best work.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And that strong connection is what motivates people to give. Components of a successful fundraising landing page Most people don’t think of a fundraising landing page as anything other than a place to send people to give. More teens will have the support of loving mentors and other teens who share their goals.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 13, 2024

This book helps readers make so-so work relationships better, keep the bad ones from bringing them down, and help them build lasting connections with incredible people.” The difference between a mentor and a sponsor. The right way to find a mentor. How do you connect with people and make real friends at work.

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.orgSource

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether it’s a restaurant, hotel, or doctor’s office, people create that five-star experience. Podcast , I talked with Sarah Mitial, Founder and CEO of People Architecture Group. People Architecture inspires and builds innovative HR business solutions one client at a time. On a recent Association 4.0

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The second category , external self-awareness, means understanding how other people view us, in terms of those same factors listed above. Our research shows that people who know how others see them are more skilled at showing empathy and taking others’ perspectives. Career coaches and mentors are great. Find trusted advisors.

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Medium Technology Section

APRIL 6, 2025

From Fixing Code to Developing People: A Practical Guide Continue reading on Medium

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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

JANUARY 17, 2025

When I say the phrase Burn the Boats, many people reflexively recoil at the idea, confusing total commitment with risk mitigation. Higgins : I find that when people are professionally dissatisfied, its not because they made the wrong decision when choosing a job; its because they failed to ask the right questions at the outset.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 19, 2022

Startup nonprofits, nonprofit newbies, umbrella organizations, community foundations, mentors… there are a lot of ways people may think about or refer to fiscal sponsorships, even if they’re unfamiliar with the term “fiscal sponsorship.” Fiscal sponsorship helps organizations stay on mission. Many nonprofits worry about mission creep.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

People are talking about artificial intelligence—AI is everywhere. Those thoughts are also a source of existential dread, even for people working at a tech company like Eventgroove! When asking people to share pictures, ask that they tag @PurrfectPets to be featured in our stories and site! On social media and the news.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

The tricky part, and we know it’s tricky because so many people get it wrong, is that getting it right requires character. If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system. Remember, people may be wondering if that decision was a mistake. He was fired.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Far too many people from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds are overlooked for training and career opportunities despite being filled with drive, intelligence, and potential. Salesforce employees in Israel volunteer their time to mentor local Arab Israeli youth for successful careers in the tech industry.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A recent Deloitte quantitative survey led by Amelia Dunlop of 6,000 people in the US revealed that 84% of respondents said they do their best work then they feel worthy. And nine out of 10 people surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that it matters to them to feel worthy. Who are the people in your life who nourish you the most?

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

After all, how many people click on a link on the 4th page of a Google search? Many people use the major search engines – Google, Bing, and Yahoo – to discover. If your site is the destination, then search engines are the roads that will get people there. STEP 3- Find a Mentor. Why is SEO important?

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tipping points can include: Acquisition – when people move from interacting with your content to actually joining your association. Loyalty – as they become more engaged and committed, they are now taking steps like volunteering, donating, mentoring and posting in the community chats.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Like most people, I was once part of the new generation entering the workforce. I remember reading countless articles pontificating on the imperfections and presumed deficits of the entire cohort of people my age. I have watched brilliant young people come and go. Ushering a new generation into the workforce is hard work.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some people think that their data needs to be perfect to get started. Bring together people throughout your organization that have different points of view but are curious about data and want to learn. You will be shifting the way people think and operate. Be patient as people adjust and learn. That isn’t the case at all.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2018, she co-authored a paper with Joy Buolamwini showing error rates for identifying darker-skinned people were far higher than the error rates for identifying white-skinned people , in part because the datasets used to train algorithms were overwhelmingly white. I am proud to call you leader mentor friend sister.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Lin said AppWorks has a strong incoming pipeline because many startups in its ecosystem, including ones run by accelerator alumni and its mentor network of about 100 seasoned entrepreneurs, have reached product-market fit, are scalable and need to raise funding to accelerate growth. Want to double your rate of return?

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