Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Most books aren’t honest enough about how hard it is to reset ,” adds Homkes.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Creating such a culture of learning is something Shelley Osborne, Vice President of Learning at Udemy suggests needs five steps to be undertaken in her latest book The Upskilling Imperative. Given the importance of the topic, the book isn’t the only one to explore it, and Hire Purpose itself provides an interesting contrast.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 29, 2022

And, that means having an essential set of skills that includes collaboration, agility and foresight. Develop an ongoing process of experimentation to create and realize your company’s future vision of itself. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 29, 2019

” That’s a key conclusion of a major study by Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and the Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute. Find ways to manage chronic uncertainty. It’s been a vital focus for many of our leadership team retreats and culture development work.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Like the weather, many leaders talk about agility and innovation, but few managers do much about it. Unlike the weather, there’s a great deal managers can do about building agile and innovative cultures. Stages three and four lean heavily on disciplined management systems and processes.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There are some people who seem to be born with great leadership skills, as well as those who developed them later in life. Despite this, many managers and leaders make the same mistake. Leaders who are more open and honest with their teams will empower employees to openly speak about issues that are affecting their performance.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Radhika Dutt presents a different approach in her book Radical Product Thinking. Methodologies such Lean Startup and Agile have taught us to innovate faster by harnessing the power of iteration. For example, “We want an open and transparent culture.” Radhika Dutt. Take the example of vision.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Furthermore, success comes from focusing on these additional four areas : developing self-awareness and awareness of others. King also recommends you develop and benefit from three information networks : Informal Advice Network – the people you go to for advice regarding a challenge or problem you are experiencing at work. Michelle P.

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HR Digest

APRIL 11, 2024

From talent acquisition hacks to building a kickass company culture, these books will get you fired up to tackle the ever-evolving world of work. This list unveils the best HR books of 2024, packed with insights to help you navigate the hybrid model, understand the changing employee landscape, and future-proof your HR strategies.

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Career Advancement

JULY 19, 2021

Recently, I shared insights on the most in-demand skills for the future that the leaders of tomorrow’s workforce need to develop. Several key competencies will aid in the development of all of those skills: The ability to think outside of the box, maintaining a healthy curiosity about how to best respond to change.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 10, 2012

All In by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton explains why some managers are able to get their employees to commit wholeheartedly to their culture and give that extra push that leads to outstanding results and how managers at any level, can build and sustain a profitable, vibrant work-group culture of their own. Develop agility.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 24, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Timely, critical, instructional and enlightening are how I describe the new book, Work Disrupted , by Jeff Schwartz. “I I wrote this book to share my view that the future of work, a source of fear for so many, is actually about the opportunities, the resilience, and the growth that we can leverage to do things differently,” explains Schwartz.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

A recent Bloomberg article reported, “as of first-quarter 2017, 45 percent of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings.”. Alan has spent his learning budget on books about agile development and software team management.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this captivating interview with The HR Digest , Josh Bersin opens up about the transformative milestones that have defined his remarkable career. Long before I got interested in HR, I spent 25 years in sales, marketing, business development, and product management.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 28, 2023

Compassionate Leadership The world today is in dire need of positive, empathetic, and compassionate leadership, and this need is beautifully addressed in the book, Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It. Doug Lennick is the founding CEO of think2perform , a high-performance leadership development firm.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Those skills, while uniquely human, are not what we are typically trained to do and require a deal of messy personal development. Open Source Leadership rewrites the rules of management, giving you a unique look at the most common misperceptions, illusions, and downright wrong information you’ve been getting about what works and what doesn’t.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

It means you know how to manage your thoughts and behavior to keep them aimed on the results you want. When you develop your ability to change your action plan as things evolve, that agility will help you in tough times. To develop that ability, you have to spend frequent time in your discomfort zone.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Even if you’ve attended leadership development training, you still need to experience it in the workplace. You can’t expect to learn it out of a book or a workshop (although those can be good places to begin). You can’t expect to learn it out of a book or a workshop (although those can be good places to begin).

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

He authored 57 books, including a book on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The constant digital transformation has been picking up pace rapidly in recent years as technology keeps shifting and opening up new avenues for work just as quickly as it offers itself up as a replacement. Garter, Inc. Simplify the onboarding process by creating online resources, streamlining data access, automating training tools, etc.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 21, 2016

On the one hand, you want everyone on your team to be: challenged but not overwhelmed; curious but not confused; agile but not disorganized. On the other hand, there are deadlines to meet; costs to contain; changes and more changes to manage. Bottom line is, open and honest communication are essential. What’s a leader to do?

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 22, 2022

They opened up differentials between groups and between different societies. Bayly, Cambridge University historian and author of a historical study on globalization, from his book The Birth of the Modern World: 1780-1914. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.” The turmoil was worldwide.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 15 Key Lessons On Managing Change Change, they say, is the only constant. We may not be ‘change management experts’, but having a set of thumb rules always helps when dealing with change (because at some point, we have to face/manage/lead a change). Hope that clarifies.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Rudolph saved the day because Santa was flexible and open to leadership, emerging from unconventional places during the foggy crisis. He fostered a culture of innovation and inclusiveness that boosted agility and trust. Some managers try empowering, but it’s often a form of power and control. .” Are You One?

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2021

Mid-February brought the visually-engaging, coffee-table-styled book, Fast Times: How Digital Winners Set Direction, Learn, and Adapt , written for senior executives who are frustrated by the slow pace and limited return on investment (ROI) of their digital transformation, and are unsure what’s holding them back.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This week brings the new book, The Mindfulness Edge , a fascinating manual that teaches you how through mindfulness training you can become a better leader. Mindfulness training also helps leaders to make decisions that have better impacts on gross margins and expenses," explains the book's author Tenney.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 23, 2007

Here’s a summary of three studies on how to identify leadership potential: Development Dimensions International DDI has developed a set of criteria that they say will accurately predict executive success, based on their own experience and research, and research by others, including work by Jim Collins for his book Good to Great ; Morgan W.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s why I wrote my book Why Leadership Sucks™ … to highlight the fact that servant leadership is the best way to go. What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? But this post isn’t all about me and only my advice. ALL CLEAR!

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Whitney Johnson’s new book Disrupt Yourself got me thinking about the developmental phases of people and organizations, as well as organizational culture because that’s my field. They know they have to be agile, more responsive to change, innovative. In the third room, the meeting is the weekly ritual. Nothing new here.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Are staff members empowered to test new ideas and report back to management on their successes, as part of helping the organization constantly adapt and improve? That truth is that great ideas don’t only come from senior management.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Today, the following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? and Ignite Your Leadership Expertise. H is about spreading hope.

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Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 15, 2011

One of the best books on creating great products is Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan. He covers pretty much every aspect of product management with compelling stories and examples. You will have to iterate frequently and keep an open line of communication with the team.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

You can spend all the time in the world on strategy sessions, competitive plans, innovation , and product development, but it all falls apart if you don’t have the right talent. That’s what Atta Tarki shares in his new book, Evidence-Based Recruiting. I reached out to ask him more about his research and new book.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The following 10 leadership and business book authors answered this question for me: Question: While we surely will find ourselves challenged by COVID-19 in the foreseeable future, what is the most important thing a leader can do as they lead their business/organization? Institute the agility that is needed in a fast-changing environment.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 11, 2020

In a group that has a high degree of connection, you’ll find a cognitive advantage that makes people smarter and more creative, higher employee engagement,tighter strategic alignment, better decisions, a higher rate of innovation, and greater agility and adaptability to cope with faster changes taking place today. What activities energize us?

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