Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring is powerful. Released this in May, the book presents a fictional parable about the power of finding, or being, a mentor. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2017

Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. Mentoring is powerful. Set to be released on May 2, 2017, the book presents a fictional parable about the power of finding, or being, a mentor. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Skip Prichard

JANUARY 14, 2020

As someone who has spent their career going inside organizations that do customer service extremely well – from Nordstrom, USAA, Southwest Airlines, Zappos , L.L. All of these primed-to-be-great employees can’t do their best work, or contribute to the greatness of a service culture, until they’re given the power and leeway to do so.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with. He was constantly cautioning about short-term hires, and believed that you shouldn’t hire anyone whom you couldn’t keep and develop over the long haul.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Uncover Effective, Expert Personal Brand Statement Examples​ What do Rand Fishkin, Charlie Puth, and Martha Stewart all have in common? While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. They are all killer personal brand examples.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

I follow 6 principles on a daily basis, which I know has made a significant impact on my career success. 6) Career – I’ve always known what I wanted to do and been engaged in work I truly believe in, but I’ve sabotaged myself with too much idealism and not enough business wisdom. The first principle is getting plenty of sleep.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Create a personal mission statement. As a leader is it important to have a personal sense of mission crafted into something you can reflect on daily and measure your performance against. When planning and setting goals, be sure to focus on both the long and the short term. Know yourself. Lead your own way.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 21, 2010

One of the key elements that leads people to long-term happiness is vision and meaning (being part of something bigger than you). From the outside, Zappos.com is a successful online retailer, but from the inside Zappos.com has created a mission that is about creating happiness. A great success story!

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

’ What they’re really selling: Electric power plants. For terms like ‘greatest,’ try practical experience, learning, planning and human communication with colleagues…qualities which a sales vehicle cannot provide. Success is a long process, based upon how well one takes the turns. ‘Better.’

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2017

It doesn’t require a high IQ, high-priced consultants, long-term planning or even a lot of time or money. I would argue the power is in its simplicity. It’s about having career path conversations (i.e., To share a compelling vision … it’s not about the mission statement poster hanging in the conference room.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Let go from a successful career in finance, with no new opportunities on the horizon, Priya bravely decided to write a book about careers and meaning. I don''t mean to get post-Bieber power ballad emo on you, but the great danger of this great hurricane of a never-ending crisis is that our will to live is quietly diminished.

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