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How To Thrive On Information Overload

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Ross Dawson ’s new book, Thriving On Overload , provides you practical insights and strategies to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and all your ventures. Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and 25 years of research into the practices that transform a surplus of information into compelling value.

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How To Thrive Amidst Information Overload

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Ross Dawson ’s book, Thriving On Overload , provides you practical insights and strategies to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and all your ventures. Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and 25 years of research into the practices that transform a surplus of information into compelling value.

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The Difference Between Informal And Formal Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Sometimes, though, not everyone understands the important difference between informal mentoring and formal mentoring. As a leader in your workplace, consider establishing a formal mentoring program to supplement the informal mentoring that is surely taking place at your company/organization.

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Your Front-Line Team Members Are A Goldmine Of Information

Eric Jacobson

APRIL 23, 2021

“What you hear depends on whom you listen to. Leaders who are strapped to their desks and surrounded by staff people who echo their ideas can easily fall into this trap of not listening to a wide enough universe of ideas,” explains Chris Zook and James Allen , authors of the book, The Founder’s Mentality.

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Today's Leadership Lesson: Information Sharing

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 15, 2012

Information sharing practices that rest on a leader's sense of honor, practice of inclusion, and respect for followership distinguish the greater success of Trustworthy Leaders from those leaders who simply stop at doing what is practical, like sending out lots of email or posting and abundance of company notices.

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The Power Of Mentoring: Formal And Informal

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2011

Sometimes, though, not everyone understands the important difference between informal mentoring and formal mentoring. As a leader in your workplace, consider establishing a formal mentoring program to supplement the informal mentoring that is surely taking place at your company/organization.

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The Science Behind Getting Ahead At Work

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Instead, they have learned to gauge how they should behave and perform by becoming aware of informal (and unspoken) rules that exist just below the surface. Informal Social Network – the people you turn to for encouragement, support, or help with professional or personal challenges. getting support for your next promotion.

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How And When To Ask Question

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2023

And, "when a leader fails to know where he/she is going, refuses to listen to what he/she doesn't want to hear, or relies on faulty information, bad things happen," adds Sesno. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. Examples are: Tell me more Explain that to me Go on

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The 12 Golden Rules For How To Communicate Effectively

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2024

Share information openly (to the extent possible) so that staff members understand the Why behind your reasoning and can ask appropriate questions as they continue along in their own path of career development and learning.

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10 Ways To Be A Better Leader

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 28, 2023

Support mentoring -- both informal and formal. Give feedback in a timely manner and make it individualized and specific. Be willing to change your decisions. End every meeting with a follow-up To Do list. Don't delay tough decisions. Do annual written performance appraisals.

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How And When To Ask Questions

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 2023

And, "when a leader fails to know where he/she is going, refuses to listen to what he/she doesn't want to hear, or relies on faulty information, bad things happen," adds Sesno. How asking creativity questions help to get people to imagine, set their sights high and soar above failure. Examples are: Tell me more Explain that to me Go on

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Check Out Debbie Laskey's Fall Back To Reading Series

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These contributors answer the following five questions for Debbie and the answers are both informational and interesting: Which three business books have made the biggest impact on your career? Who is your favorite author, and why? What book did you read in high school or college that, to this day, you still remember vividly, and why?

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How To Be A Lifelong Learning Leader

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 19, 2023

They are information extractors. “Great leaders are great students, and the world is their classroom,” says Damon Lembi , author of the new book The Learn-It-all Leader. Learn-It-All leaders are constantly creating and re-creating themselves, their companies, and their leadership.

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Don't Spin Your Team In Circles

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 25, 2023

Employees end up spinning in circles , slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the manager's team. Some managers make endless requests for data as a way to postpone their having to make a decision.

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How To Lead With Heart

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

In fear cultures, poor ideas aren’t contested, bad news isn’t communicated, and information and resources are hoarded, which can all lead to a negative death spiral. Baird/Sullivan : Some signs that people’s psychological needs aren’t being met are easy to see: in-fighting, politics, hoarding information and resources.

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The Best Leaders Do This

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 4, 2023

The full list is: Collaborative Good listener Asks thorough questions and seeks new information or is curious and innovative Risk taker Sense of urgency or takes action Subject matter experts Not afraid to challenge Participatory Intuitive Wants or seeks feedback Empathetic Respectful

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How To Help Your Team To Stop Drowning In Work

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2023

Stop wasting time on the “Scavenger Hunt” of trying to find where information is stored. When everyone is using different tools in different ways, information starts to live in different places, and it makes work needlessly confusing. Sonnenberg : I think the biggest thing is to optimize for the speed of retrieval of information.

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Best Reasons For Doing Employee Exit Interviews

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Giving the employee the opportunity to provide information that may help colleagues left behind. Providing information about competitors and their practices. Comparing information given with the results of past surveys and employee data. Obtaining information to help improve recruiting. Possibly heading off a lawsuit.

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The Why, What And How Of Learning

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Information sharing and the proactive dissemination of knowledge among the team will contribute to the culture of mutual benefit. Communication – from the top, from the bottom, and from peer to peer—is fundamental to the collective success of the team. Team members must feel comfortable communicating openly.

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Support Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

MAY 18, 2021

Sometimes, though, not everyone understands the important difference between informal mentoring and formal mentoring. In addition to the informal mentoring that is surely taking place at your company/organization, consider establishing a formal mentoring program. Formal mentoring is structured, intentional, and short-termed.

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How To Be A Good Leader

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The full list is: Collaborative Good listener Asks thorough questions and seeks new information or is curious and innovative Risk taker Sense of urgency or takes action Subject matter experts Not afraid to challenge Participatory Intuitive Wants or seeks feedback Empathetic Respectful.

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Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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How To Make Better Decisions

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 17, 2023

Researching , to feel confident that you have all the information in front of you. These eight decision-making tactics from David Lahey ’s book, Predicting Success , are helpful to me and hopefully useful to you as well: Deep breathing , to clear your mind.

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