Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2020

Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. It's a management playbook that enables organizations to engage in two-way communications with the market and to drive value from that conversation -- using technology and software that continuously becomes ever more integrated into products and services.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Making hybrid meetings work well requires planning, preparation and know-how – skillsets that are different from managing traditional face-to-face meetings. We encourage you to not read the book passively but rather to actively engage with it by using its tools to assess yourself and your organization,” share the authors Karin M. “We

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. Equity allows leaders to create organizations where employees can contribute their unique strengths and collaborate better with peers.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 24, 2022

Equity , the book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. Equity allows leaders to create organizations where employees can contribute their unique strengths and collaborate better with peers.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 15, 2022

Making hybrid meetings work well requires planning, preparation and know-how – skillsets that are different from managing traditional face-to-face meetings. We encourage you to not read the book passively but rather to actively engage with it by using its tools to assess yourself and your organization,” share the authors Karin M. “We

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. Equity allows leaders to create organizations where employees can contribute their unique strengths and collaborate better with peers.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Equity , the new book by Minal Bopaiah , is a timely guide to help leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles. Equity allows leaders to create organizations where employees can contribute their unique strengths and collaborate better with peers.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 3, 2022

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Martin : Culture forms organically over time as members of the organization work together.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 7, 2023

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Martin : Culture forms organically over time as members of the organization work together.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2024

In Marcus Buckingham ’s book, Love + Work , he busts a variety of business myths, including this one: Myth : The organization’s most valuable asset is its people. In reality, Buckingham argues that “ An organization’s most valuable asset is its trust.”

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2023

Fisher , author of the new book, To The Top: How Women In Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting The Rules For Success. “We Her approach puts the onus on organizations, not on the individual, to change and keep women on a sustained path to success. Aim to have at least three women on your management team and on your board.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader. As we process new ideas -- including from management books! -- we're always looking for social validation. "I

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 14, 2020

As the authors stress, only when you have total alignment in your organization can you achieve maximum results. Unfortunately, most organizations have a vision and a mission statement, but few know how to align everyone in the organization around that vision to achieve results. Lack of motivation in the organization.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? If you struggle with these paradoxes: How can I express my individuality and be a team player? How do I balance work and life? How can I take care of myself while supporting others? then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook. If you are a project manager , “This book will help you better understand project fundamentals. And, if you are a CEO or in a leadership role , “This book will help you weigh the importance of projects and strategically align and prioritize your project portfolio.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. Many organizations haven’t fully tapped into the mindsets, abilities, and know-how that inherently exists across their people and teams.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“I’m proud that this second edition will help leaders and organizations respond to the changes unfolding around us in relevant, culturally competent ways and take action to address systemic inequities that persist in the workplace.” The road of inclusive leadership is a very personal one,” shares Brown. “As

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.”

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2020

Available starting August 18, 2020, the authors present a fascinating look at how to breakdown the bureaucracy within your organization and unleash the power and true abilities of the human beings in your organization – making your organization more bold, entrepreneurial and as nimble as change itself. Our organizations aren’t.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. In that regard, he taught me a “work ethic.”

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 3, 2019

Nights this month, unplug from your mobile phone and both enjoy and learn from Henry Mintzberg ’s 42 former blog posts compiled into his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. The stories teach you how to transform an organization from one that: Functions as collections of Human Resources to communities of human beings.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The following 10 leadership and business book authors recently 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.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 22, 2021

"Truly accountable leadership is the only way to build an organization that can survive and thrive in our increasingly complicated world," says Vince Molinaro , author of his revised and updated bestseller, The Leadership Contract. What is the hard work of leadership that you must tackle in your role?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Aligning your management team with your company's goals and reiterating your values through various communication channels. Greg Friedman, Ms, CFP You'll also learn from the book the most common culture killers , which are: Focusing too much on a hierarchical organization. Persistence and Consistency. Encouragement. Complacency.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The next time you are looking for ideas for how to grow revenue, streamline processes and procedures and/or reduce expenses, dig deep within your organization. Don't ask only your direct reports for their suggestions. Instead, ask everyone at all levels.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 1, 2020

The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don't read their book cover to cover. That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. But, if you're like me, you'll read the book that way.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 6, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements — Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Within the first 100 days as a new leader in an organization, you''ll want to assess your organization''s risk. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership' Authors George Bradt, Jayme A.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Posner , call these The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership. The authors, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

How many of these 27 management challenges are you facing right now? a management research and training firm. Tulgan is the author of, It''s Okay to Be the Boss and Managing Generation X. Bruce Tulgan Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Leadership Books Management Management Challenges'

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2014

If you are leading a nonprofit organization, take the hour or two to read Peter F. Drucker''s book, The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization. Kasturi Rangan and Frances Hesselbein, encourages readers to ask these five critical questions about their organizations: What is our Mission?

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 23, 2024

In the book, she explains that employees who work at organizations led by servant leaders tend to have higher job satisfaction, higher engagement, and higher psychological well-being. Actively seek to build community among members of your organization. Less burnout. Display social and self-awareness. Avoid micromanaging.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 9, 2023

“I think the best way to describe what I’ve written is memoir with purpose, because I write about my experiences through the lens of an idea much bigger than me and my life, one that relates to all of us: how we can drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few, “ says Rometty.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 15, 2019

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in it’s sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Posner , call these The Ten Commitments of Exemplary Leadership. The authors, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2015

John Baldoni offers these tips in his book, Lead With Purpose , for how to define an organization''s purpose. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management John Baldoni Lead With Purpose Leadership Leadership Books Organizational Purpose' What is our mission -- that is, what do we do now?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These leaders unfortunately don’t manage how the work gets done, which requires offering a supportive environment and demonstrating concern for their teammates. What can I do to better manage how I work, so you know what to expect from me? King : This book is for everyone, regardless of whether you manage people or not.

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