Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2019

Mentoring is powerful. The book presents a fictional parable about the power of finding, or being, a mentor. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement. Both being a mentor.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2017

Mentoring is powerful. Released this in May, the book presents a fictional parable about the power of finding, or being, a mentor. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2022

“To deal with a set of challenges, there is power in locating your crux—where you can gain the most by designing, discovering, or finding a way to move through and past it.” The crux is the most important challenge you face that has a good chance of being solved or surmounted in the fairly near term. Richard Rumelt. What is the crux?

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2017

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. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. Mentoring tips from the authors include : Successful mentoring starts with a powerful mission statement.

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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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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

One study showed that firms led by a CEO who scored high in humility developed management teams that were more likely to collaborate and make joint decisions, share information openly, and possess a shared vision. They may demonstrate signs of success over the short-term, but they can’t sustain lasting success over the long-term.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 26, 2016

Heskett published their 10-year research project – “ Corporate Culture and Performance ” – in which they compared companies that intentionally managed their cultures to similar companies that did not. Here are some of their findings: Managed Their Cultures Revenue growth of 682 percent. Stock price increases of 901 percent.

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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. 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.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together. It is more than a slogan or rehash of a Mission Statement. It is important to teach business domestically and internationally that: We must understand how to use power and influence for positive change. Change is 90% beneficial.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It is a catalyst toward long-term evaluation, planning and implementation. Crystallize the core business in terms of viabilities to move successfully forward to some discernible point. Clarify management values. Usually, management has not yet articulated their own individual values, let alone those of the organization.

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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. The best leaders are problems solvers; they do this by managing conflict and helping people accept solutions and change. Know yourself.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 29, 2012

And while every business must sell a critical mass of products and services to survive and flourish, to whom, what, and how it sells greatly affects long-term success. Employees cannot help but believe the dollar means more to management than their commitment to the principles to which they espouse.

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Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

It has a lower cost-per-lead-acquisition than paid traffic when viewed over the long-term (2+ years). They somehow manage to engage with their audience consistently by constantly putting out articles, infographics, or anything of value, not just in content marketing but also in sales. It grows sales. Work backward from there.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

That was caused by previous management. We have a Mission Statement. When you suggest that a more targeted customer focus would benefit all, including their bottom line, management often gets pious, argumentative and confrontational. Learn to manage change, rather than become a victim of it. We blame it on them.

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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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CO2

JANUARY 4, 2011

At the time our mission statement was, “ Anything for a buck, as long as it is legal and ethical. &# So we were paid to take a newsletter promotion Sid was doing for his business, we was a gifted writer (and a student of great copy writers), and attach a penny to each of the 18,000 newsletters. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 15, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. For long-term employees, find ways to keep their jobs interesting through new assignments and challenges.

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

According to their mission statement, the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestial Intelligence) Institute was founded to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. In the year 2010, this same church still exists, more powerful than ever. Are we there yet? But SETI isn't all bad.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 10, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. As a leader in the workplace, work with your employees to manage e-mails and to lessen daily interruptions.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Over the years, as I’ve tried to patiently persist and actively trust, I’ve found that God’s plan always unfolds for my long-term benefit, even if things get rough in the moment. The life of an entrepreneur is physically and mentally challenging so working on mind and body is the key to sticking around long enough to excel.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

When I was CEO of Campbell Soup Company, we used a balanced scorecard to create an explicit understanding of each employee in terms of what they were expected to accomplish, including financial objectives, market share objectives and key project objectives. This is a long-term growth company. This scorecard defined the "what."

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

’ What they’re really selling: Electric power plants. My analysis: Productivity software does no good unless one commits to change, alters behavioral traits and commits to time management. Many managers have poor people skills, as well as poor verbal-written communications skills. Family Tradition.

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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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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Yet I’ve seen so many companies with lofty-sounding “mission statements” and “core values” that have the most toxic workplaces imaginable. ” That’s the spirit I’ve seen at companies with the most powerful cultures. From the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.”

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

We were recently in an organization that had produced a 142-page booklet called “Managing Diversity.” (We wonder how many people will actually read it.) And yet in all those pages, the crucial argument that creativity (a key index of performance) increases with diversity and declines with conformity is never really made.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

But as employees, most of us still have to put up with quaint, joyless systems for enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, or expense reports. Rituals combine the power of consistency and habits with the weight of emotional significance. Have a challenging mission. Use rituals.

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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. The goal is to craft a sentence that all front-line managers can remember. I would argue the power is in its simplicity. The idea of a one-sentence employee engagement course is intended to cut through this noise.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2013

Most of us think of biotech as the province of multinational pharmaceutical corporations and well-funded ventures, but the founders of BioCurious believe (as they say in their mission statement) "that innovations in biology should be accessible, affordable, and open to everyone." Socialize your underused assets.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2013

A professional manager with an impressive resume is brought in. When looking for a replacement for a charismatic leader, they look for someone with an impressive résumé instead of someone who understands the power of story. And some, like Ford Motor Company, have managed to do both. And then disaster strikes.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Mission -- Why you do what you do; the organizations reason for being, its purpose. I like Peter F.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 18, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its so powerful I wanted to pass it along. • Do something that you are afraid to do.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. So, before you launch a blog be sure you have the time, staff and resources to post consistently and for the long-term.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Too many managers dont follow through. As the Nike campaign/slogan so aptly says, "Just Do It."

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