Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. How important have mentors been to your career? Other than my parents, the most influential mentor so far has been my partner and co-author, Paul Zane Pilzer. Fifth, use technology to accelerate momentum.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. With good mentoring, that new leader will be effective. Inexperienced, yes — ineffective…that remains to be seen.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Without the mentoring of my high school coach, I (Bill) would have never been able to achieve the success I did. Research increasingly confirms how critical it is for young people to have caring mentors. In the corporate world, formal mentoring programs make sure newer employees are learning all they need to be successful.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help avoid conflicts. If a conflict does flair up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2013

Whether it is a public company or not, every business should fashion an Annual Report. Some of the old ways really work better… and should not be dismissed just because they are old or some fashionable trend of the moment looks better. Technology is but one tool of the trade. Ideas make the future happen.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Some of the old ways really work better… and should not be dismissed just because they are old or some fashionable trend of the moment looks better. Technology is but one tool of the trade. In the 1940s, technology brought us the 45-RPM and 33-1/3-RPM records… adding up to the ‘mother speed’ of 78-RPM.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

When I ran the Talent Management division of a large global consulting firm after I left GE, I realized that these consultants were working from concepts that were academic vs. real life. This approach is often executed in a pre-canned fashion. One such example was a young man who was on my team with a Ph.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

If you're a manager of a large business, you know the challenges involved in retaining talented people, guiding their progress toward important objectives, and having them feel a deep sense of engagement with the organization. We put the focus on connecting young people with mentors, and looked for improvements in retention.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2015

Less than half of respondents in our 27 country survey say that their manager delivers well on providing feedback either formally during their performance reviews (49%) or informally on a regular basis (43%). Sometimes you just need to work to get it from your manager, peers, customers, suppliers, mentors or others you admire.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

My analysis: Productivity software does no good unless one commits to change, alters behavioral traits and commits to time management. Communications is fundamental to maintaining, but technology is only as good as the people using it. Many managers have poor people skills, as well as poor verbal-written communications skills.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. For people in other professions, it may be Quora, a website that hosts questions and answers on subjects from programming languages to fashion to the outbreak of the Zika virus. What’s the trick?

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