Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Keyes recaps his learned business lessons for top management and CEOs at companies of all sizes. from 2007 to 2011. He states that building a culture of success also requires: Engagement – Team members must be in or out. The team must be fully vested in collective success. It’s convenience, not products.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 30, 2017

Many business owners understand the enormous benefits of having sales teams based in their international territories. Managing your international teams can be easier than you think. The situation calls for you to manage your own time so that you can be available to them as they need you.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 19, 2018

Rekha was a new manager who got promoted to a team manager role based on her hard work and dedication. But like most first time managers, she was struggling to provide effective feedback to her team members. She would lose her calm if someone in the team did not deliver in time or made an error.

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QAspire

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 10 Pointers to Build Comfort Within The Team It pains to see teams where people work on a common goal but don’t get along well with each other. We work in teams and knowing how to get along well with others is extremely crucial. Here are 10 broad pointers that may help.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 20, 2014

To ascertain staff productivity in teams that are scattered across various locations, below are twelve best practices to effectively manage a mobile/remote workforce: 1. Managing a remote workforce will require application of a diverse set of techniques and mediums to get a task accomplished. Embrace flexibility.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on. While these articles tended to stir the pot a bit, they were in my opinion mostly missing the mark.

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QAspire

AUGUST 24, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Managing Results by Defining “Deliverables” Early On As professionals, we all are responsible for shipping stuff to our customers (internal or external). As a manager, it helps if you can clearly define what deliverable means. Check it out if you haven’t already ! Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

JULY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do.

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QAspire

AUGUST 5, 2010

When leaders leverage this affinity, they create aligned teams. As leaders it’s important to “trigger&# the thoughts/actions of our team members by linking vision and goals to their previous life experiences - stories do that! Also, selecting the right story for your team and the situation is also important to consider.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

“Manager&# is an interesting title. An account manager is different from a store manager. Even within the title of “store manager&# the scope and breadth of responsibility varies widely. The manager of a 7-Eleven has significantly different responsibilities than the manager of a Costco store.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of focusing on a product’s profitability can be illusive. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

the janitor, night watchman, leadership team, etc., I've actually written a number of posts on effective questioning and here is a link to one that you might enjoy as it uses effective questioning in relation to building better teams: [link]. Great leaders listen to the experts on their own teams!

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 15 Key Lessons On Managing Change Change, they say, is the only constant. We may not be ‘change management experts’, but having a set of thumb rules always helps when dealing with change (because at some point, we have to face/manage/lead a change). Hope that clarifies.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2010

This is very important for a leader but equally difficult, because a team lead is like a caption who has to server the needs to it’s team players and in terms have to convince it’s coach / management in getting the team’s requirement fulfilled in order to achive best results. Don’t Kill It!

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

How A Culture Of Learning Makes Teams More Productive By KC Ifeanyi, Fast Company “ Quora''s mission is clear: "To share and grow the world''s knowledge." It may be difficult to think of any part of well-established colossus Adobe as a startup, but that’s exactly how Ashley Still, senior director of product management at Adobe, sees…”.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2018

If you are a retail manager or store owner, then you’re probably already aware of the difficulties in managing staff. Now you don’t need to read up on the latest management techniques. Losing your composure in front of team members (and even worse, customers) can make tense situations worse and lower morale.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Here is a handful of ways on how you can do exactly this and be a great leader and boss for your team. #1 If you’d prefer not to be liked by your team, however, this is probably the best way to go. Although business owners and managers usually have a lot to do, it’s actually all about the little things. 1 Be available.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Organizations should coordinate management skills into its overall corporate strategy, in order to satisfy customer needs profitably, draw together the components for practical strategies and implement strategic requirements to impact the business. This is my review of how management styles have evolved. Under it, people were managed.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 1, 2017

If you want to get far in business, one of the primary factors that you can’t afford to ignore is ensuring that your management team are as professional as possible. They are among your most important staff members, and it is vital that you hire people you think will succeed in leading your team in however they need to be led.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He went on to say, &# it takes no talent to hustle and your team deserves better.&# Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever. I don’t ever remember dogging-it again. Follow Through : It takes no ability to simply do what you say you’re going to do.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

As much as it may be politically incorrect to say so, it’s not nearly as much about the team, as it is the leader’s ability to assemble and lead the team. In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership. is who they are going to put in charge?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Remember that great CEOs see themselves not as masters of the universe, but as inspirational servants, catalysts, teachers, and team builders…Again, I would strongly encourage you to think “leader&# and not “dictator.&# Reflect back to your time as a student…which educators brought out the best in you?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Often it has been seen in many places I have worked that so called leaders (not all though) don't show humility in their work, and doesn't respect the members in the team. He said that servant leader will consider the priorities of his "followers" or team, first. Especially from a leadership coaching standpoint.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Great leaders lead all people under their care, not just those who agree with them. As much as some don’t want to hear this, there is an “I&# in team because teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best?

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2017

No team comes together overnight; most people are so focused on doing their own job to the best of their abilities, that they often fail to consult their colleagues on what needs to be done. As a team leader, you now have the unenviable job of turning all these hard-working individuals into a strong team. Promote communication.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

link] ATIG Dear Mike, "I've found that 90% of problems companies have on-line are created by management, not technology" David Segal Why not E-leader ( participative) for better decision making to do the right thing ? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point? Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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Women on Business

JANUARY 9, 2011

You find yourself in a situation where you are the strongest player assigned to the team. How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? Value the team more than the outcome. Now what to do?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do so, or are you the right person for the job? As the founder, can you, or should you, attempt to grow with the company?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 10, 2018

When their teams see the radical transformation of their leaders, they are inspired to start their own inward journey toward servant leadership, which finally leads to a servant-led organization. When we received a record order in 2007 I told my team to add a few more zeros to our revenue plan, but that we could do this.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In 2007, the company had a market cap of USD303 billion and manufactured four in ten of every mobile phone purchased. Leaders need to empower team members to make real-time decisions and then take corrective action, knowing that their decision will be supported. A great example is the Finnish communications giant Nokia.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par. Let me put it to you another way…If as a leader you find yourself always saying no, what does that tell you about your leadership ability? It means you’re not teaching, mentoring, communicating, or leading.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them. If these traits are not possessed by your current leadership team you will be in for a rocky road ahead… Which of these traits stand out to you? An over abundance of ego, pride, and arrogance are not positive leadership traits.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2018

A business owner who gets on the wrong side of their team might still have the power in the relationship, but they can risk the future of the company by failing to use it responsibly. The value of that asset is in creating a safe, comfortable, and motivating space for you and the team. Develop your team. Lead by example.

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