Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? One way will be to ensure our crisis management plans are in place.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? August 12, 2010 11:37 AM Eric Jacobson said. August 12, 2010 8:08 PM Tiim Krupa said. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? The answer is yes. And, fortunately, there are lots out there to select from. I really like this list.

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Books Leadership Mentor Mission Statement 66

Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. July 19, 2010 4:23 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Use an agenda.

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Mentor Tips Mission Statement Learning-by-Doing 56

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 66

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Strategic Planning Planning Mentor Mission Statement 66

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Dont Praise. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Positioning Mentor Mission Statement Tips 80

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. As author David Grossman says, "good internal communication gets the message out, but great internal communication helps employees connect the dots between overarching business strategy and their role.

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Skills How To Mentor Tips 70

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I am aware of my company’s overall strategy. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 80

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors. . Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tips How To Mentor Mission Statement 56

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Mentor Tips Mission Statement Learning-by-Doing 72

Eric Jacobson

JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? It's always been an important act of leadership to be authentic about good and bad news.

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Mentor Mission Statement Brainstorming Tips 62

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions A manager who cant make a decision or who cant make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Management 56

Management Mentor Mission Statement Tips 56

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Been looking at this book for awhile.

Company 56

Company How To Mentor Mission Statement 56

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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How To Armstrong Mentor Mission Statement 70

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 Engage Your Employees.Especially Now Im a big fan of the books authored by Leigh Branham. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

Mentor 62

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Open-book 62

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Dont Hire Someone Just Like You Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? If two of us think alike, one of us isn't thinking. Good post Eric.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Skills 56

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 20, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone Great ideas for your business can come at anytime from anyone on your team. I just finished writing an article on how great strategy bubbles up from the front lines. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? You're absolutely right.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee As a leader, the time will come when you will have to speak with an employee about his or her poor performance. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Perhaps that time is now as you conduct year-end performance reviews.

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How To Mentor Mission Statement Tips 66

Eric Jacobson

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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eBook Mentor Mission Statement Tips 50

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 How To Be An Open Leader Charlene Li, the author of the best-seller book, Groundswell , was kind enough to send me an advance copy of her newest book, Open Leadership , which she released for sale on May 24. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Great read. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Open-book How To Mentor Mission Statement 56

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? plain and simple. Martin Luther King, Jr. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 56

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Open-book 66

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Third to last is crucial.

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Leadership Mentor Mission Statement Open-book 50

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback When you provide overall feedback to your employees, mix praise with constructive feedback about what they can do to improve. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? I totally agree. But try to avoid the "feedback sandwich."

Construction 50

Construction Mentor Mission Statement Tips 50

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Skills 62

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Budgeting 62

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Advice 56

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Survey Armstrong Mentor Mission Statement 63

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 13, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? If you do, then they are not priorities."

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Open-book 50

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Tips Brainstorming Mentor Mission Statement 62

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2010

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Let Employees Learn From Their Mistakes Mistakes happen. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 50

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 7, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010 Great Business Quote Heres a great quote from author and speaker Harvey Mackay : "When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience ends up with the money, and the person with the money ends up with the experience." Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 62

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? In past postings Ive shared Marriotts core values. Very simple.

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Mentor Mission Statement Open-book Tips 50

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Skills Leadership Mentor Mission Statement 50

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy? Martin Luther King, Jr.

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