Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 10, 2023

Today, I highlight his newest title, The Ultimate Guide to Power & Influence , which is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and has also been on the USA Today bestseller list. The book is a comprehensive guide designed to help young professionals and career changers navigate these changes,” says Dilenschneider.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 1, 2022

INTERACTION How you associate with others and transform based on your audience. Communication - how, when, and where you communicate is key to having a successful leadership style. Most managers see communication as a chore, while leaders see it as moving their careers forward. Make it a point to promote yourself deftly.

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Lead from Within

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s always essential to periodically take stock of your leadership career. Here are six clear signs that should prompt you to consider reevaluating your career path. Recognizing these clear signs and taking action when needed can lead to a more fulfilling and successful career.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 24, 2023

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. What ticks off your customers?

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Lead from Within

MARCH 14, 2024

Becoming a new manager is a significant step in your career journey. To succeed as a new manager and lead your team to excellence, you’ll need to hone specific leadership skills. In this blog, we’ll explore seven essential leadership skills that every new manager should know and cultivate.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Lead With This by @TerriKlass 4 Kinds of Stress in a Leader’s Life by @DanReiland 5 Outdated Phrases That Really Hurt Your Leadership by @WScottCochrane Do You Promote Your Career with Original Ideas or by Criticizing Others? It's Time for Action by @artpetty Relevance is earned, not given.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Powerful Phrases to Move From Feeling Invisible to Invincible If you feel invisible at work you’re in good company. I (David) had one of these invisibility experiences early in my career. I sat in a committee meeting drawing up a job description for a new senior management role. The committee chair thought about it and smiled.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over-involved managers frustrate people all over the world, telling them what to do, slowing them down, and getting in the way. Interestingly, we hear an equally common frustration from these over-involved managers. This leads to a negative feedback loop where the manager causes some of the very outcomes that lead them to micromanage.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. The most resourceful leaders I know learned how to do more with less because they had to. Ask “How can we?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.

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Rich Gee Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It’s incredible how many people think they’re leaders, who are in fact functioning managers and how many managers who are actually leaders in disguise. Too often, most managers fear taking a chance, bucking the system, or making their superiors angry. But the real question is, what’s the difference?

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 1, 2023

She encourages women to treat their career like an investment portfolio with early deposits of bold moves, courageous actions, and informed risk. One thing I know for certain that I wish to impart to you: Brilliant careers are seldom built without bold moves ,” says Hunter Arscott. Instead of asking: “How do I balance?”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

” When managing your leadership brand, the “buts” matter. One big mistake that can damage your leadership brand is to appear too needy or overly focused on your own career. “I’m sorry, I really screwed this up,” are powerful words when working to build trust. Be interested and generous.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 1, 2023

Powerful Phrases to Confidently Confront a Bully at Work Looking back I feel I should have stood for myself and not give into this bully. However, this has made me not decide so many things for myself like my career path, my job etc…at that time. Do I feel sick or nauseous when working with a particular colleague or manager?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 4, 2014

When managers see their role as a small cog in a bigger system they do whatever they can to fit in. They trade power for conformity. Nothing saddens me more than potential leaders who give away their power. Nothing saddens me more than potential leaders who give away their power. 5 Ways to Regain Leadership Power.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 11, 2022

Here are just a few examples that we’ve faced in our careers: Decreasing insurance benefits or eliminating positions. Reframing is a powerful mental technique that allows you to see a situation differently. We would love to hear from you: how have you or another leader you respect navigated seeming no-win scenarios?

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“No matter your title, or how advanced you already consider yourself to be as an inclusive leader, I believe this book will help you evolve and motivate you to take action,” says Jennifer Brown about her book, How To be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 19, 2024

In today’s dynamic workplace, managing employees can be challenging as the capabilities of technology, especially AI, are constantly evolving, making the effects unpredictable. Here is how to use it: Segmenting Tasks for AI Automation or Augmentation The first step in helping employees succeed with AI is to segment tasks.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. How is that possible? This powerful reflection and guidance can help executives identify blind spots they might be missing.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When it comes to building a network of strategic advisors, it’s natural to look to people with more position power, access, and influence as your primary go-to’s. It’s natural to focus on building a great relationship with your manager. How to Build These Important Coworker Relationships. Your turn.

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Chartered Management Institute

JANUARY 15, 2024

Article: The power of delegation (and why it’s so hard to hand over) Written by Caroline Roberts. Additional reporting by Emma Molloy Monday 15 January 2024 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email It’s common for less experienced managers to take on too much. When is the right time to delegate?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In her new book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. Using her five-step strategy, you’ll learn how to build an impressive, authentic brand, live your brand and sell your brand. But few people actually know how to sell.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 12, 2021

Early in my career my boss Jim, the Executive Vice President, took me to lunch at a popular spot for business meetings where the dining room was packed and bustling. How to Address Team Conflict Productively. How might I help here? – It also gives you insight into how they perceive the problem. Schedule the Finish.

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2024

Great leaders understand that fostering a cohesive workplace is not just about managing people; it’s about inspiring and guiding a unified team towards shared goals. Provide resources, training, and mentorship opportunities to help your team members develop their skills and advance in their careers.

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 21, 2019

He decided to reevaluate his time-management skills. He started keeping a log of his work, and when he forced himself to specify exactly how he spent his time, the results were shocking. Is procrastination negatively affecting your own life and career in these ways? When you’re procrastinating, you’re not managing time well.

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 10, 2024

” Weak managers don’t leverage the strengths of their teams. In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman, reports, “a study by the Center for Creative Leadership of top American and European executives whose careers derailed, the inability to build and lead a team was one of the most common reasons for failure.”

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 14, 2023

In her book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. Using her five-step strategy, you’ll learn how to build an impressive, authentic brand, live your brand and sell your brand. But few people actually know how to sell. So, it’s time for the Great Rebranding.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2016

Managers who win well bring confidence and humility in equal measure and focus on both results and relationships. What distinguishes a Winning Well manager from a “User,” “Pleaser,” or “Gamer” manager type you discuss in your Winning Well model? How did you know? Thank you!”.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 7, 2022

employees report being at least somewhat likely to leave their current employer for another with a reputation for investing in employee learning and development, according to a Harris Polls study and as called out in the new book, Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. Seventy percent of U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 24, 2020

I am no stranger to the challenges of candidate management during a crisis. I started my career in executive search right out of college over 13 years ago, so recruiting is work that I’ve always done and always loved. The post Candidate Management During a Crisis appeared first on N2Growth.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Whenever I tell someone I’m teaching an evening MBA class entirely devoted to “managing difficult people” the response is the same. The biggest discovery was most often not about the other “difficult” person, but how the changer became the changee in the process. The Power of Writing it Down.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 6, 2023

Most high-performing leaders feel this way at some point in their careers. Best to speak up, and share your concerns with the people involved directly, or with HR and/or your manager. When I look back on really disappointing times in my career, I wish I hadn’t wasted so much emotional energy being ticked off.

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Career Advancement

APRIL 27, 2020

Lily, who worked in an architecture firm, felt her career was stagnating. Even though others continued advancing in their careers, she couldn’t seem to rise above the level she was at. How do they conduct themselves at meetings? How do they interact with the people they manage? she crashed into a brick wall.

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Career Advancement

OCTOBER 23, 2017

“The power of visibility can never be underestimated.” In all that time, what’s the one thing people should know… but probably don’t… that would have the greatest impact on their career? If you fail to make yourself recognized at work , you run the risk that your peers and management may not actually know your impact.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 12, 2024

The best know how to navigate this dynamic landscape effectively, drive innovation, and inspire their teams to thrive. Leverage AI for Data-Driven Decision-Making: Harness the power of AI to analyze vast amounts of data and generate actionable insights. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2021

It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about ways to improve your professional skill set and give your career a boost. With that in mind, here are six tips that could help give your career a boost. Ask yourself these questions and figure out what your career goals are. Not sure how to network ? Get Qualified.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Here are five effective ways to help leaders manage bullies in their organization: Establish clear policies and procedures for addressing bullying. Make sure all employees are aware of these policies and know how to report incidents of bullying. Provide training on what constitutes bullying and how to prevent it.

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