Eric Jacobson

MARCH 10, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Dont Let E-mail Zap Productivity The typical at-desk employee in the workplace loses 2.1 hours of productivity every day to interruptions and distractions, reports Basex, an IT research and consulting firm. Productivity drops. The typical employee also checks e-mail 50 times a day.

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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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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Set a goal to get your crisis management program in place by the end of this year so youll start 2011 well prepared! Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, how often?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 5, 2010

ToneCheck reports that many companies also battle productivity loss triggered by misread employee email. ▼ 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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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to Emarketer, the proportion of companies using dedicated blogs as a marketing channel—excluding blogs on social networks and microblogs such as Twitter—will rise to 39% in 2011 and to 43% by 2012. Make it relevant to your company or products. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 15, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His New App If you havent engaged with David Grossmans website, Blog and incredibly useful eBooks, make a point of checking them all out at his website for The Grossman Group. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 19, 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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 20, 2014

If you are a salesperson or sell a product or service, make, The Art of Social Selling , the next book you read. If you don''t yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew''s book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 4, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees? ► 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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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2010

By absorbing these lessons--of mentors mistakes and successes--mentees are better prepared to move forward with knowledge and confidence. It is about mentors imparting the multiple lessons that theyve learned to their mentees and helping them better navigate through their own careers. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 18, 2010

Plus, the new-found knowledge drives a better appreciation for what everyone does, and proves to the team that success comes only when all the pieces fit together like a well-oiled machine. Plus, they often generate some creative idea sharing that can boost productivity. So, plan a half day where you pair up employees.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2011, select one or more of these 70 New Years resolutions for leaders: 1. Celebrate your employees successes, not your own 12. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life. Dont micromanage 2. Dont be a bottleneck 3. Be visible 15.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 29, 2015

If you are a salesperson or sell a product or service, make, The Art of Social Selling , the next book you read. If you don't yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew's book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 16, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders An online directory of business schools recently shared with me a list of 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders. It includes a wide range of leaders, from Warren Buffett to Richard Branson to Estee Lauder to Steve Jobs to Henry Ford to Walt Disney.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 12, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 22, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 30, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:57 PM Labels: Employee Retention , General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees , Productivity Boosters 1 comments: davidburkus said. Here's the problem though: if job security drives loyalty.than nothing drives loyalty. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The values address the companys product, customers, vendors, and the communities in which it operates. ▼ 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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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2010

Make it productive -- focus your feedback on the performance and not the performer. ▼ 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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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

December 23, 2010 12:50 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) UpTweet Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (9) ► January (9) The Power Of Mentoring: Formal And Informal Are You Leading Like Marriott? Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 19, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010 How To Help Your Employees Click More At Work Research from universities around the country show that employees who "click" with each other at work have more career success. And, those who "click" well get to the core of the office network within 18 months, while it can take 13 years for those who dont "click" well.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 16, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Each year, new words and expressions become bona fide entries into the worlds top English dictionaries. Here are 20 of those words that recently made it into dictionaries -- many of which youve likely heard your younger employees using.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 6, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011 Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ► 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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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 19, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 5, 2010

Hold an annual "Olympics" at your workplace that includes competition in the areas of sales, production, administrative support, IT, etc. Decisions must be made at the lowest possible level for management at the top to retain its effectiveness. Ensure employees know youve read the important reports they send to you.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 17, 2010

Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:34 AM Labels: General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Management , Meetings , Productivity Boosters 3comments: davidburkus said. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." I think making everyone stand forces them to be brief, bright and gone.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 12, 2010

Celebrate your peoples success, not your own. Success is in the details. ▼ 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. Do it and do it now.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 6, 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. Thought For The Day The admiration and respect you earn from others help to make you a successful leader.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 26, 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. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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