Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2014

magazine’s June issue featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. I like to periodically remind myself of that all-important article. Two years ago, Inc.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 22, 2024

It is a must-read for anyone who raised their hand when you started reading this article. Named by the Financial Times as the Best Business Book of the Month April 2024, Burnout Immunity is packed with research, exercises, self-assessments, and real-life stories from people with natural burnout immunity and those who have cultivated it.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 15, 2015

Thanks to Holly Lebowitz Rossi for quoting me in her recent, 7 Core Value Statements That Inspire , article for Fortune. Her article features: Twitter Build-A-Bear Workshop Whole Foods Market L.L. Bean Zappos.com Wegmans Food Markets Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 9, 2012

A friend shared with me a spot-on article by Geoffrey James the other day. Read his article in its entirety. In it, James explains the difference between averages bosses and extraordinary bosses. He demonstrates why the best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

magazine’s June 2012 issue featured a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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Collins Company Definition Article 66

Eric Jacobson

JULY 24, 2017

A relatively small Kansas City-area newspaper for readers over 50 years in age published an article by C.W. Hanson a few years ago where he offered these keen observations about leadership: The longer the contact with those you offer leadership to, the more scrutiny you will receive and the more self-disciplined you must be.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 24, 2013

magazine’s June 2012 issue features a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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Collins Company Definition Article 56

Eric Jacobson

JULY 16, 2014

and prefer behavior-based questions , which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you are about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from an article in Reader''s Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 7, 2022

Magazine’s Top 100 speakers, she is also a regular columnist for Training Industry Magazine and SmartBrief and contributes articles on leadership, career development, and workplace trends to numerous publications including, The Economist. As one of Inc. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

King’s new book, How Work Works , is composed of ten years of her research examining corporate culture, which includes a review of more than three thousand academic journal articles, seventy-two original interviews with executives from two different organizations (in England and Australia), two surveys with over three thousand participants and much (..)

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 18, 2012

magazine’s June 2012 issue features a compelling article about author and leadership expert Jim Collins , who has studied leadership for 25 years and penned four best-selling books. Two of the most powerful takeaways from the article for me are Collin’s definition of a great company : “To be great, a company has to make a distinctive impact.

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Collins Company Definition Article 56

Eric Jacobson

JULY 14, 2015

Soon, I'll be posting an article highlighting the terrific, new book, Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed , but in the meantime, here's a great passage from the book: Listen to Others, Especially Before You Speak When we think of people who possess extraordinary interpersonal skill, we find they are good listeners.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 18, 2015

A relatively small Kansas City-area newspaper for readers over 50 years in age published an article by C.W. Hanson a couple years ago where he offered these keen observations about leadership: The longer the contact with those you offer leadership to, the more scrutiny you will receive and the more self-disciplined you must be.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2014

Even though I read nearly daily articles about all the various generations in the workforce and how "different" we all are. When I think about all my colleagues, co-workers and employees, former co-workers, friends, and teammates, I content that we are pretty much all the same.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 25, 2014

and prefer behavior-based questions , which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you are about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from an article in Reader''s Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

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Human Resources Tools Resources Article 56

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 30, 2014

He writes about business, sales and leadership and typically ends his articles with a moral of the story. I''m a big fan of best-selling author Harvey Mackay. Culled from his writings of the past three and half years, here are some of my favorites of his moral of the story endings: Change your thinking, change your life.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2013

and prefer behavior-based questions , which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you are about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from an article in Reader''s Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 14, 2011

Here are some words of wisdom from a 1990 Harvard Business Review article by John P. Kotter: Leadership complements management; it doesn't replace it. Management controls people by pushing them in the right direction; leadership motivates them by satisfying basic human needs.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2014

He writes about business, sales and leadership and typically ends his articles with a moral of the story. I''m a big fan of best-selling author Harvey Mackay. Culled from his writings of the past few years, here are some of my favorites of his moral of the story endings: Change your thinking, change your life.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 11, 2013

and prefer behavior-based questions , which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from an article in Reader''s Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

Human Resources 56

Human Resources Resources Tools Skills 56

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2022

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 16, 2017

Former employees quoted in the newspaper article remember Mr. Kauffman as a leader who shared these lessons with them: "You can do anything you want if you set your mind to it and if you study your competition." "You You can't be afraid of trying something" "Treat people the way you want to be treated."

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 25, 2013

and prefer behavior-based questions , which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from an article in Reader''s Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

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Human Resources Tools Skills Resources 50

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 16, 2023

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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How To Open-book Decentralization Morale 65

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 17, 2011

and prefer behavior-based questions, which ask you to: describe how you handled specific situations at your former jobs If you about to interview for your next leadership position, be prepared for questions like these (from a recent article in Reader's Digest ): Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged.

Human Resources 56

Human Resources Tools Resources Article 56

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

He writes about business, sales and leadership and typically ends his articles with a moral of the story. I'm a big fan of best-selling author Harvey Mackay. Culled from his writings of the past three and half years, here are some of my favorites of his moral of the story endings: Change your thinking, change your life.

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Morale Open-book Books Article 56

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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How To Open-book Decentralization Morale 65

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

A relatively small Kansas City-area newspaper for readers over 50 years in age published an article by C.W. Hanson recently where he offered these keen observations about leadership: The longer the contact with those you offer leadership to, the more scrutiny you will receive and the more self-disciplined you must be.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 29, 2011

There's a great article in the June issue of the Harvard Business Review by Daniel Kahneman that includes a 12-question checklist that is designed to unearth cognitive biases of teams making recommendations that leaders take into consideration before they make their decisions.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Former employees quoted in the newspaper article remember Mr. Kauffman as a leader who shared these lessons with them: "You can do anything you want if you set your mind to it and if you study your competition.". You can't be afraid of trying something".

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Kahneman Pharmaceuticals Influence Review 67

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 25, 2011

Former employees quoted in the newspaper article remember Mr. Kauffman as a leader who shared these lessons with them: "You can do anything you want if you set your mind to it and if you study your competition." "You You can't be afraid of trying something" "Treat people the way you want to be treated."

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Kahneman Pharmaceuticals Leadership Influence 66

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 13, 2014

Even my best articles are only accessible via search after a couple months, but someone can take the ebook, print it and keep it at their desk - or bring it with them on a computer or device. Nathan : I wanted something tangible to share.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Business Week magazine's June 29, 2009 issue featured an article called "Managing Through The Economic Storm" where various experts weighed in on how leaders should react to challenging economic times.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Every year thousands of books and articles are written about the correct ways to be a leader with no clear answers. They share resources in the name of the common good, not to help personal agendas,” explain Baird and Sullivan.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

At the start of the summer season I posted the article below. Now that most of summer has gone by, what books did you read? Any great ones that aren't on the list below?

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