Eric Jacobson
JUNE 20, 2025
This year's Father's Day has come and gone. However, the business and life lessons he taught me stays with me forever. What he taught me has served me well--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.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 19, 2025
Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? Because hiring, developing and engaging talent requires careful decisions that are too easy to get wrong without data. 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. “ Proper talent optimization lifts morale, builds teams, and
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Eric Jacobson
JUNE 16, 2025
Startup founders are often celebrated as visionaries—but what happens when their greatest strengths become their biggest liabilities? They face a crucial, often overlooked problem in the startup world: the very qualities that help founders launch companies—relentless drive, rebellious thinking, and big-picture vision—can derail them as their businesses grow.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 9, 2025
“Today, being memorable is the holy grail of communication,” says bestselling author Bill McGowan. “ Exceptional speaking, in its truest sense, has been buried under layers of bland, banal, and forgettable communication. In a world where everyone’s 'on message,' no one can stand out.” His terrific, tactical, timely, and entertaining new book, Speak, Memorably (authored with Juliana Silva ), helps professionals break away from canned communication and find their true—and most effective—voice no m
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 9, 2025
In the new book, The Upper Hand , human behavioral scientist Dr. Abbie Maroño shows you how to influence people and situations in your favor with skill and integrity—and without the need for leverage or coercion. “You will learn how to get what you want from others and build stronger relationships by replacing coercive tactics with a social science-backed playbook for winning trust,” says Maroño.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 7, 2025
“How you show up, what you stand for, and what actions you take to that end—as an individual and as a leader in your organization—are now gating factors to lasting success,” explains Frank Calderoni in his book, UPSTANDING: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth. Calderoni explains that leaders must put character at the center of everything they do, and he explains that company culture is distinct from company character.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 6, 2025
“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader. Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives.
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