Leading in Context

JULY 14, 2021

Values shape your life, leadership, career and relationships. This week I'm sharing how values change everything. Take a look at some of the many ways that values are transformational, and if you haven't identified yours yet, I'll share some advice on how to get started.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2020

And we’ll share how to know whether or not you’ve got a sense of mission or purpose that will truly drive motivation in your organization. They found out how to take waste products from farming and turn them into a moldable plastic. Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. Purpose Is Not Your Business Model.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2020

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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LDRLB

APRIL 27, 2020

And we’ll share how to know whether or not you’ve got a sense of mission or purpose that will truly drive motivation in your organization. They found out how to take waste products from farming and turn them into a moldable plastic. Purpose Is Not Just A Mission Statement. Purpose Is Not Your Business Model.

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HR Digest

MARCH 11, 2022

This blog post will talk about some common reasons you want to work here on interview questions and how to answer them! . They also want to know that this is not just a job for you but that you see it as a career opportunity. . How To Answer Why Do You Want To Work Here . Why Do You Want To Work Here Interview Question .

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2019

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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LDRLB

JUNE 12, 2013

Eric is the author of The Collaboration Economy: How to Meet Business, Social, and Environmental Needs and Gain Competitive Advantage.]. My view leads me to emphasize actions and investments that further Seventh Generation’s mission.”. Most corporate mission statements fail a critical 21st-century leadership test: the purpose test.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 6, 2021

We’ve outlined some key points below for how to answer “why do you want this job” as well as “why do you want this job” examples so that your response will demonstrate your best qualities! . How to answer why do you want this job? . Think about why do you really want this job?

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. That's why I became an instant fan of the new book, One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor -- and Why You'll Benefit from Being One. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2017

That single sentence encapsulates the “why” and the “how” based on two decades of studying and applying the principles of engagement. It’s about having career path conversations (i.e., To share a compelling vision … it’s not about the mission statement poster hanging in the conference room.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2020

As someone who has spent their career going inside organizations that do customer service extremely well – from Nordstrom, USAA, Southwest Airlines, Zappos , L.L. Great companies provide comprehensive guidance and training, but they don’t excessively script or regiment employees in how to carry out their interactions with customers.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

There is no other way to really get a feel for your challenge and how to take it on than to talk to as many people as you can within the organization you lead. It’s also a show of respect that pays enormous dividends later in the process.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I’ve been fortunate enough over the course of my 34-year career to have arrived at what I call the leadership summit – a high place of great business success and personal satisfaction, and a fulfilling culmination of years of effort, determination, and dedication.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented. In fact, it is the corporate vision that should determine its mission. The vision is bigger picture and future oriented, while the mission is more immediately focused on the present.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Social Media is becoming a mandatory part of every day life and an essential part of career success in this day and age. The most successful social media is built on a network leveraging the strengths of the person behind it and is completely authentic; it causes a stronger bond between your audience and it is how they relate to you.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 4, 2016

Throughout a sales career, it’s all about the small things. As in any career, getting the basics right, first time and every time, is crucial to land that new dream job. While you are checking the company’s website in course of your research, check out the ‘mission statement’. How should they be dressed?

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QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer In Pursuit Of “Customer Delight”: Getting The Basics Right A lot of companies have the phrase “delighting our customers” in their well-crafted mission statements and quality policies. Right cherry on the right kind of cake is a delightful combo!

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 28, 2015

That's why I find the new book, Light A Fire Under Your Business: How to Build a Class 1 Corporate Culture Through Inspirational Leadership , so interesting. More specifically, they learned and applied these lessons over nearly 50 combined years of fire service careers, and used them successfully in nearly 30 combined years in business.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

By contrast I am always impressed by those who choose a life of service over personal glory, or those who understand how to leverage their personal success into significance. Here though is my question and struggle – How does one turn their significance into success?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Moving Forward In An Uncertain World posted at Epic Living – Leadership Development Career Management Training Executive Life Coaching Author. Anna Smith presents Inspire The World – A Recipe posted at WDYWFT Blog , saying, “A post on how to bake an inspiration cake. Just in time for the holiday season.&# Sounds yummy.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

How do you want to be recognized and what do you want to be remembered for? ​ 9 Killer Personal Brand Statement Examples Before we tackle the details of crafting a perfect personal brand , it's important to look at at some top notch examples already out there. is a leadership, career, and marketing expert and coach.

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Curious Cat

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

ASQ’s mission statement talks about increasing the use and impact of quality in response to the diverse needs of the world. Are we doing enough, throughout the world, to accomplish that mission? And there is a huge vacuum of resources for managers looking for information on how to do better. ASQ can help fill that need.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Create a personal mission statement. As a leader is it important to have a personal sense of mission crafted into something you can reflect on daily and measure your performance against. As a leader you have to know how to take risks. Very few understand why or how to prevent it. How to Succeed as A New Leader.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2016

Like the dead hand reaching up from the grave in a horror movie, a long-severed employment relationship can emerge from your past and trip up your career mobility — particularly if the employer has ever been touched by scandal. Most job-seekers do not conduct enough research on the organizations they join.

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

.&# “We need a team player that takes direction well, you know… a strong leader that can work independently and is a self starter.&# “We will strive to be the blah blah blah blah; as reasonable.&# (This was the mission statement!) “We Well, those are the ones we could print anyway.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Here are four steps outlining how this might be achieved: Assess the staff’s personal goals. Let’s be realistic: Having a mission statement too often means very little to low-seniority staff in many organizations.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2015

Stybel, a career management and board adviser and an executive in residence at Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School. But your career can get sidetracked if you don’t treat people in a dignified way.” ” All of your employees and customers are going to be watching how you handle the process.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Let go from a successful career in finance, with no new opportunities on the horizon, Priya bravely decided to write a book about careers and meaning. Here''s a tiny question: what do you do when reach the edge of heartbreak? Consider the story of my good friend Priya.

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Don't Praise.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

But we have come to embrace the concept of a “career of achievement” in addition to a “career of advancement.” For example, building open source software, like we do at Red Hat, involves collaborating with people outside of the company who volunteer their efforts.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

You can find the answer to the timing question nestled among the facts that David Bornstein lays out in the preface to his book, How to Change the World. Civic Ventures had recently released its first survey of baby boomers and found at least half were interested in “ encore careers ” helping others. In the broader U.S.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This is best accomplished by allowing employees to see clearly where they stand in the organization versus where they want to be in their careers. It is about mentors imparting the multiple lessons that theyve learned to their mentees and helping them better navigate through their own careers. Don't Praise.

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