Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Each book chapter provides practical, tactical strategies, which will help you remove negativity, such as: Why You Are Negative : What is the science of why we are negative and how does our current environment cause us to be more negative. How to Live with Political Divisiveness : Politics makes a lot of people miserable.

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Leading Blog

JULY 1, 2020

Featuring commentary from the leaders themselves describing how they handled each situation, it helps managers better understand not just what emotional intelligence is, or how to measure it, or how it is linked to bottom-line results: it also shows how real leaders used their emotional intelligence to deal with real situations.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Harvard Business Review's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) HBR has combed through hundreds of articles on strategy, change leadership, managing people, and managing yourself and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your performance. Stand Out Podcasters in 2021: 1.

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LDRLB

APRIL 25, 2011

A recent article in the Academy of Management Journal provides continued strong support for something I have said a lot here about the relationship between job satisfaction, commitment and employee performance , and adds to that by showing how perceptions of organizational politics negatively affects the mix. Simmons, Ph.D.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Luckily for us, these tactics work— no matter the problem’s scale or complexity. Few management ideas have spread so far and wide as the Net Promoter System (NPS). A global pandemic, economic volatility, natural disasters, civil and political unrest. The Five Graces of Life and Leadership by Gary Burnison.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Sylvia Ann Hewlett reports in her book, The Sponsor Effect , “Senior-level managers are 53 percent more likely to have received a promotion in the last two years, if they have a protégé.” And What tools and tactics work best. Commit your political capital and your clout, while providing air cover so that your protégés can take risks.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Ken writes: “ Sadly, the fine art of debate is missing from much of today’s business and political landscape. Politics and social issues likely suffer the most from this approach but business and not for profit enterprises are just as guilty of unfettered and unproductive discourse. Find Bernd on Twitter at @moreleadership.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2021

These range from AI-driven management of internal systems to smart city solutions for urban problems,” the authors say. “Yet many of these projects fail due to lack of financial resources, poor oversight, or knowledge gaps. Governments around the world are launching projects that embed AI in the delivery of public services.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

How well do you manage conflict with your boss or other superiors at work, or with the more difficult employees you need to supervise? Understanding how conflict and power affect each other is vital to effective conflict management, but talking about power differences openly is still taboo in most places in society.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Sir Lawrence Freedman of Oxford University is one of the world’s preeminent international scholars on politics and war. This is why strategy is the central political art. When a client or manager or CEO asks, What are we doing here folks? Every conflict ever known has figured in some kind of attack or reaction. And so does ours.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2023

Here’s another must-read book to add to your list as you transition from manager to leader. Ways to navigate office politics. Tactics to making better decisions. It’s The Leap to Leader , by Adam Bryant. Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. How to perfect the do-to-say ratio.

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Change Starts Here

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Yet change agents sometimes cause additional frustration with the tactics they use to influence change. Ignore organizational politics. Objectively, organizational politics are a hindrance to change. It may seem necessary to act as if politics don’t exist in order for you to get anything done.

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The Practical Leader

JULY 21, 2021

The session was focused on operational and tactical issues. Magical thinking causes many leaders to come back from planning sessions and direct their managers to, as Jean Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise, commanded, “Make it so.” These are often very touchy, political — and avoided. Nap by PowerPoint.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2020

Ken Marlin 's book, The Marine Corps Way To Win On Wall Street , is all about a Marine-turned-banker's tactics for succeeding ethically, and more specifically about 11 key principles from battlefield to boardroom. While in the Marines, Marlin first learned the difference between leading and managing.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

I studied indigenous Amazonian languages and Ethnobotany in college and managed to avoid taking any math, science or business courses (yes, I went to Brown University). My business partner, Dan MacCombie, studied Marine Biology, so he was equally inexperienced in the art of management (unless we decided to employ invertebrates).

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Don’t think about work, politics, the economy. Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss. During this holiday season, I want you to spend some time and relax. What do I want you to do? I love Tim Ferriss’ podcast.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You might call this a North Star tactic , calling on people in an organization to habitually look up from daily minutiae to reorient themselves to their ultimate destination.”. In those instances, Honig says, managers are better off using their judgment to evaluate progress.

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Lead from Within

AUGUST 28, 2018

to strategy and tactics (How aggressively do we want to pursue growth? and even broader concerns (How will the current political climate affect our ability to serve our clients? Start by listening politely. What’s the best way to handle this difficult client? Does this person look like a good hire?

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

By this, I mean being aware of the nuances of political systems, cultural norms, and psychological mindsets of whom we do business with and for. It fills a strategic tactical need of operating in today’s business setting. Manage high-performing teams. Its training isn’t an optional area of casual interest for employees.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

We find ourselves amidst the challenges of living and working in a triple-threat world of a global pandemic, economic instability, and political unrest. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. .” Professor Huggy Rao, Stanford Graduate School of Business . Leaders25 2020 Top CHRO Awards. CHRO for HSBC.

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HR Digest

APRIL 12, 2020

Ways to manage conflict with teammates while working remotely. Explaining tactics on how to build a culture in a remote team. Time Management. Learning ways to manage interruptions/distractions and emergencies at home. Working mechanism of distant politics. Benefits of relationship building. Leading at a Distance.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2017

This is the manager who embodies the soul of the effort and emerges as the glue that binds. The term derived from international politics is a power, an authority, a right to have a say or influence over another. Pay attention to the managers who promote engagement. This is the team member who intuitively understands your agenda.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Today, Blackstone has over $500 billion in assets under management. Great managers understand how each part works on its own and in relation to all the others. Successful entrepreneurs, managers, and individuals have the confidence and courage to act when the moment seems right. It’s harder when you have to give something up.

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Leading Blog

MAY 3, 2012

Flip the Script is about approaching everything in your life with a new mindset: you can’t control circumstances but you can manage them. is a “mental tactic that allows you to force yourself to consider alternative viewpoints and plan for the worst.” Begin by asking, “ So what if …? ” So what if there isn’t enough money? So what if?”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Tactics: the methods and means by which you assail the objectives. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Section III: Strategy. Section VI: Persuasiveness.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2020

He also covers the all-important four cornerstones of priorities, politics, people and perseverance. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Fortunately, Brown has written what I consider to be one of the most straight-forward, practical and timely books on how to lead a transition through change effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

As we rapidly approach Q4, it is my most sincere hope that you will take pause for a bit of reflective thinking – I would ask that you ponder the following question: “Am I so busy that I’ve lost the ability to be as productive as I need to be? Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 5, 2020

He also covers the all-important four cornerstones of priorities, politics, people and perseverance. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Fortunately, Brown has written what I consider to be one of the most straight-forward, practical and timely books on how to lead a transition through change effectively.

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Books Leadership Competitive Advantage Tactics 65

HR Digest

APRIL 23, 2022

The politics of the company may be very difficult to understand and you may end up with the check that comes too late. . Some employers will have a tactic of holding the first paycheck until you quit. You can talk to a manager or you can file an official complaint. The post Why Do Employers Hold The First Paycheck?

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Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

We are in an age of immense disruption: industries, societal codes, politics, demographics, you name it. One of the powerful aspects of the book is Dorie’s ability to go from very specific, tactical details on how to network and reach out to others (e.g., when to call, how to find out nicknames, etc.)

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The Practical Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

The session focused on operational and tactical issues. This magical thinking causes many leaders to come back from planning sessions and direct their managers to, as Jean Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise, commanded, “Make it so.” These are often very touchy, political — and avoided. Nap by PowerPoint.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

In the competitive worlds of business and politics a reserved attitude of humility can often be misinterpreted as a sign of weakness. However if you’ve ever negotiated with a truly confident person who is authentically humble, you’ll find that their resolve is often much greater than the feigned confidence of the arrogant.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Ken Marlin 's book, The Marine Corps Way To Win On Wall Street , is all about a Marine-turned-banker's tactics for succeeding ethically, and more specifically about 11 key principles from battlefield to boardroom. While in the Marines, Marlin first learned the difference between leading and managing.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. Then we have to deconstruct our abilities in each area, map a tactical plan to get better and measure our progress. Thanks for the comment Patricia.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Interaction : Along the lines of number one above, if executives, management, and staff don’t proactively seek your advice and input then you have a respect problem. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics.

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