Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 24, 2022

About this time a year ago, I announced my pick for the Best Leadership Book of 2021. Flashback to the 2021 post : This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one. Let's look back to that well-deserving book.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Who is your favorite leadership role model? Thought Leaders Share Their Favorite Leadership Role Models. Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership suggests A. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement suggests the late W. This is the theme of my book, Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership book for the year. For 2021, my pick is, Heart First , Lasting Leadership Lessons From A Year That Changed Everything , by David Grossman , published in July 2021. And, if you read only one leadership book next year, make it this one.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 10, 2010

Michael Lee Stallard Insights on Leadership and Employee Engagement Home About Hire to Speak Press Kit Has SAS’s Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code On Corporate Culture? We met in Atlanta during the Chick-fil-A Leadercast where 50,000 individuals participated live or via simulcast from locations around the world.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” within the discussion forum for the LinkedIn group Linked 2 Leadership. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Maxwell · Kenneth H.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

However in reflecting upon my presentations and client engagements, I’ve noticed that it’s not an infrequent occurrence to find that even the most savvy executives misconstrue certain basic leadership ideas. Some individuals openly seek out positions of leadership, while leadership is thrust upon others.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 13, 2020

These leaders operate from core values of partnership and participation. We can look back to those experiences for leadership lessons on navigating through the financial crisis many companies now face. Jim Collins’ Good to Great research determined, “half of the companies we were studying didn’t do it (layoffs) once.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 8, 2017

Previously I’ve written about Cubs manager Joe Maddon and the Chicago Cubs’ Connection Culture. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, recently wrote about research that showed social media was making us lonelier. You May Also Enjoy: 5 Team Leadership Insights from Cubs’ Skipper Joe Maddon.

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Power Competitive Advantage Sports Collins 236

RapidStart Leadership

JUNE 13, 2017

Leadership can bring with it a sense of isolation. This can be particularly true of new leaders and those chosen from among a peer group to take on a formal leadership position. Sometimes leader isolation can come from a sense of getting stuck between the competing demands of higher management and the needs of your team.

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Women on Business

OCTOBER 28, 2011

As I pondered what to share, I decided to share the leadership lessons I have learned along the way. In Leadership-people will do amazing things for people they like. This phrase comes from the book Good to Great by Jim Collins. Happy to help, participate, join, lead, whatever needs doing. Start out with nice.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Being able to discern and debate subjective positions with objectivity is an art form that must be present for effective leadership. Understanding and respecting other’s perceptions is such a critical part of being an effective leader that absent this ability I truly believe you cannot be effective in a leadership role.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

” (Trevor Hall, Servant-Leadership Blog). “I've read and participated in many 'best practice' methodologies over the years. “Harpst's book is the first book I’ve read that takes the best education from (Good To Great, E-Myth Manager, others) and combines them into one book.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2012

The corporate mission and values are created by the senior leadership team, captured on posters, and strategically tacked up around the building. Some of the following thinking and exercises were inspired by an article called Building Your Company’s Vision , by Collins and Porras, the authors of Built to Last.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They are able to play the role of ambassador, emissary, influencer, coach, facilitator, expediter, lobbyist, buffer/shield, crisis manager, negotiator, publicist, strategist, tactician, mentor, consultant, counselor, collaborative thinker and in some cases partner, based upon what the client needs.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

who serve as inspiration to us all by the daily difference their leadership makes in our lives. You can nominate your unsung hero by leaving a comment explaning how their example of leadership touches the lives of others. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 19, 2010

management expectations, groupies, fame, fortune) is demonstrated time after time through the film retrospective. Leadership lesson: What are you doing to push yourself? Leadership lesson: Taking risks is crucial to growth, but know when you need to step back and re-evaluate. Skip to content Home Welcome!

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Roundtable Talk

APRIL 27, 2010

That’s an oft quoted managerism that speaks to the importance of (in Jim Collins’ words) getting the right people on your bus. Getting the right person on your bus from the get go is probably one of the most important management activities you can do, so make sure you have the right fit. down the line. But, we all make mistakes.

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

25 of the worst leadership lines ever. In Jim Collins’ must-read book “Good to Great” , Collin’s coined the phrase “red flag mechanism”. 25 of the worst leadership lines ever. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. ← Say what?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2011

But at least Obama did manage to make a decision to scale back. With all these psychological tendencies acting on a leader's judgment, it's a wonder anyone ever manages to pull the plug on an effort that is consuming resources but going nowhere. Saying you can't do it all is not a failure of leadership, it is effective leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

They are manager, teacher, motivator, entertainer, coach, thought leader, and guru all rolled into one. Jim Collins has created a long-lasting enterprise supported by the sale of books and media, as well as fees for consulting, speaking engagements, and workshops. Career planning Entrepreneurship Leadership'

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

If you've spent any amount of time in executive retreats or leadership off-sites, you've probably been asked to participate in a familiar evaluation of your career and impact. Take twenty minutes," a facilitator will say, "and write your professional obituary. What legacy did you leave? What contribution did you make?

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