Eric Jacobson
JUNE 17, 2011
Twenty-some years ago, my supervisor taught me to ask job candidates, " If you are stranded on an island and could choose to have with you only one book and one magazine, which book and magazine would you choose ?" Over the years, some of the same books and magazines were often named by many respondents, but the range of mentioned books and magazines was quite varied.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 16, 2011
Picture this. You call an employee into your office for a meeting. As your employee is explaining something to you, you turn to your computer monitor to check e-mail. Or, you answer your phone. Or, you look at your mobile device. Or, you engage in a conversation with someone who enters your doorway. Do any of these once and your employee will likely forgive you.
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Eric Jacobson
JUNE 14, 2011
Wharton Digital Press' first eBook, The Leader's Checklist by Michael Useem, goes on sale on June 21, but you can download a free copy between June 21 and 28 wherever eBooks are sold. The book will ultimately sell for $6.99. I recommend getting your free copy. Because, within the 56-page book, Useem provides 15 core principles that will help you to develop the ability to make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 17, 2011
Mistakes happen. The best thing you can do as a leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. If your employee is afraid of ever making a mistake, he will be paralyzed from taking action or taking even calculated risks. If he knows that mistakes happen in the course of doing business and that one learns from making mistakes, you will have a more productive employee.
Eric Jacobson
JUNE 13, 2011
A great idea from the book, The Little Book of Leadership Development , is to ask each team member to lead a meeting to gain experience leading your team. Authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy suggest that you allow the team member to be responsible for: Developing the agenda Leading the meeting Disseminating the meeting minutes After a full rotation of your staff, your team will better understand how difficult it is to set an agenda and guide a group of people with many opinions and competin
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