Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 20, 2025

If youre a leader, you dont need me to tell you that this new era of work has been challenging. I believe that right now is the most complex and confusing time to be a leader in modern history, says Jennifer Moss , author of the new book, Why We Are Here?: Creating A Work Culture Everyone Wants. In her book, Moss outlines eight areas rooted in social and behavioral psychology research that will transform a workforce weighed down with ennui into a healthy and high-performing one.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2025

In Paul Falcone s book, 75 Ways For Managers To Hire, Develop And Keep Great Employees , he recommends asking new employees the following questions 30, 60 and 90 days after they were hired: 30-Day One-on-One Follow-Up Questions Why do you think we selected you as an employee? What do you like about the job and the organization so far? Whats been going well?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2025

Mastering AI by Jeremy Kahn is absolutely a must-read for every business leader who wants to better understand the history and evolution of AI (Artificial Intelligence), and more important, the promise and perils of AI for businesses and society. Even if you think you have a basic understanding of AI, this book is an essential resource for you. That is because Kahn delivers not only a timely, thorough and thought-provoking examination of AIs benefits to humanity as well as its potentially chilli

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 17, 2025

To accomplish something great, author Matt Higgins says you need to toss your Plan B overboard and burn the boats. You have to give yourself no escape route, no chance to ever turn back. You throw away your backup plans and your push forward, no longer bogged down by the infinite ways in which we hedge our own successes. Youll learn plenty more about what it means to burn the boats, how to unleash your full potential, and how to tear down your barriers to achieving success in Higgins new book, B

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 9, 2025

Bill Berman and George Bradt , authors of the book, Influence and Impact , explain the importance of helping your employees to understand what their jobs entails, and what the culture expects, so they can do the work you need from them the most. More importantly, they say that it is better for you as a leader to coach employees rather than supervise them.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 7, 2025

Having a sense of purpose has been scientifically proven to help people find happiness, longevity, and health. But lots of us are also worried about purposehaving purpose anxiety estimated to affect as much as 91% of people. That purpose anxiety is the fear of not knowing your purpose in life. Most people understand the term purpose but have no idea how to take action to discover what it means in their lives, says hospice medical director Jordan Grumet , author of the new book, The Purpose Code:

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 6, 2025

How you say something matters more than what you say, explains Michael Chad Hoeppner , author of the new book, Dont Say Um: How To Communicate Effectively To Live A Better Life. This book will help you with all your daily interactions. It will help you by focusing on perfecting your delivery, one of the two primary buckets of all spoken communication.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 3, 2025

When Everyone Leads , by Ed OMalley and Julia Fabris McBride , presents a revolutionary approach to leadership; not based on position or authority, but an activity that anybody can undertake by learning to spot opportunities for improvement and taking the initiative to engage others. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems, explain the authors.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 2, 2025

Shanna A. Hocking s book, One Bold Move A Day , is all about meaningful actions women can take to fulfill their leadership and career potential. Specially, Hocking reveals the transformative mindsets needed to make one Bold Move a day. Those are: Gratitude Mindset And Mindset Happiness Mindset Progress Mindset Each of these four mindsets individually plays a special role in the process of continuously showing up for yourself and others, explains Hocking.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2025

Ive spent the last 18 years researching why we are so bad at learning and what we can do about it, states Bradley R. Staats. And thats primarily what prompted him to write his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive. Further explaining, Staats says that when it comes to learning, we are our own worst enemy and we often work against ourselves: Instead of doing the things that will help us learn, we often do just the opposite.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wellbeing At Work is an essential read for leaders who want to create a thriving and resilient workplace culture. Doing so is critical when you consider Gallups research of a few years ago that found that one-third of Americans have shown signs of clinical anxiety or depression. To strengthen wellbeing in the workplace the book provides leaders various solutions, including a new metric to track suffering, struggling, and thriving Gallup Net Thriving.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2024

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. Hyman, who has recruited more than 3,000 people during his career, also explains that "nothing will accelerate the growth of your company faster than a commitment to placing Rockstars in every role at every level.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Do you have a chance to play to your strengths every day? Were you excited to go to work every day last week? How you answer these two questions will determine if you are more likely to be successful, resilient, and engaged at work and likely to do something great in your life by taking seriously what you love and expressing it in some sort of productive way.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 22, 2024

If you want to delight your customers, then the book by Steve Curtin , Delight Your Customers -- 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary , is a must-read for you and your employees. The book explains the seven ways for you and your employees to demonstrate exceptional customer service : Express genuine interest Offer sincere and specific compliments Share unique knowledge Convey authentic enthusiasm Use appropriate humor Provide pleasant surprises Deliver serv

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide soon to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2025. Make that one of your New Years resolutions. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well. A strong mentoring relationship allows the mentor and the mentee to develop new skills and talents, to build confidence, and to build self-awareness.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Julie Charlestein is the author of the book, How To Lead Your Family Business: Excelling Through Unexpected Crises, Choices, and Challenges. Charlestein is also the fourth-generation leader of an incredibly successful family-owned enterprise, and shes seen it all firsthand, including family drama in the workplace and the office politics that come with any corporation.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 14, 2024

In his highly authentic, sincere and personal book, Balancing Act , author Dr. Andrew Temte, CFA , shares candid insights and timely lessons about the balance needed to succeed as a leader. I wrote this book in the hope that others will learn from my triumphs and failures. Those who can recover more rapidly from periods of imbalance will have an advantage over those cannot, says Temte.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Prepare to be inspired by and to learn from the stories of more than 60 highly-successful female CEOs and leaders who are featured in Julia Boorstin s book, When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, How We Can Learn From Them. Boorstin shares that whether youre a woman looking to rise in your organization or taking on a new leadership position, or a male leader looking to empower women in your organization this book is for you.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, youand what makes your team and organization unique, says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success. Then we explored Emotional Intelligence (EQ), the theory of multiple intelligences, and mindsets that broaden the definition of smarts.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Bill Berman and George Bradt , authors of the book, Influence and Impact , explain the importance of helping your employees to understand what their jobs entails, and what the culture expects, so they can do the work you need from them the most. More importantly, they say that it is better for you as a leader to coach employees rather than supervise them.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 10, 2024

You can't lead if your employees, team or followers don't trust you. Building trust takes energy, effort and constant attention to how you act. To help build trust, follow these 16 tips , recommended by author Susan H.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Great leaders are great students, and the world is their classroom, says Damon Lembi , author of the new book The Learn-It-all Leader. Learn-It-All leaders are constantly creating and re-creating themselves, their companies, and their leadership. They are information extractors. They pull what they learn about everythingbe it product innovation or how to inspire a teamfrom their lived experience, adds Lembi.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 8, 2024

On the path to success, we trip and lose our footing from time to time. But stumbling and even falling is the best way to learn from mistakes and is critical to achieving goals, says Bill Wooditch , author of the book, Fail More: Embrace, Learn, And, Adapt to Failure As A Way To Success. We all fail. Its a part of business, and its a part of life, explains Wooditch.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Here is a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the presenter wants to persuade to take action. The book is, Presentation Ready , by Terri L. Sjodin , one of Americas leading experts on persuasive presentations. Her specialty is blending communications theory, field research, and practical sales experience to help professionals and non-professionals become more polished and persuasive presenters.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Here is a new book I wish was published back when I was early in my career. Its called, Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships. Its one of four books in the new Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) Work Smart Series. The book includes adapted content from 20 articles that previously appeared on HBR.org. We probably spend more hours with our coworkers than with anyone else.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Edward M. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, two decades after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. Marshall says that there are seven different, important roles and responsibilities of collaborative leaders when leading teams , and those leaders should select the appropriate style to meet the team's needs.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 5, 2024

High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. And, they can challenge each other to think differently. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With 2025 fast approaching, it's a good time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of the following 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2025.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

"Today’s business leaders are faced with many challenges: intense competition, increased regulation, and the need for constant innovation. Therefore, it’s imperative that as a business leader you have the essential meta-skill to navigate your business with a thorough understanding of your current situation, vision to see the future destination, and the ability to create the path to reach it,” explains Rich Horwath , author of the book, Strategic.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati , author of the book, Deep Purpose , The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies , reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. “My interviews with well over 200 executives across 18 firms revealed the secrets of these companies—not the usual facile frameworks, but new ways of thinking about business that allow leaders and companies to operate with heightened passion, urgency, an

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. “Too often company leaders view middle managers in a negative light as expendable employees who can slow down productivity and overall strategy,” explain the book’s authors and McKinsey partners Bill Schaninger , Bryan Hancock , and Emily Field.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“Our book will be of considerable interest to corporate executives and directors, who will likely be involved in M&As during their careers,” share the authors of the new book, The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail And How The Few Succeed. They add, the book is also essential reading for: Investors and shareholders asked to vote on merger proposals.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Brad Jacobs ’ book provides you a treasure trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. So, even if you don’t envision yourself wanting to earn a billion dollars, don’t pass up reading Jacob’s, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

“There are two pieces of debilitating thinking that hold women back: The first is waiting to be noticed or appreciated. The other is not taking a risk to apply for a new job or opportunity, believing that they do not have enough experience or skills sets,” according to Christie Hunter Arscott , author of the book, Begin Boldly. In Begin Boldly , Hunter Arscott turns this thinking on its head.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“It’s time for companies to rethink their growth logic and strategy,” according to Christoph Senn and Mehak Gandhi , authors of the new book, Triple Fit Strategy: How To Build Lasting Customer Relationships And Boost Growth. The authors affirm that there would be much more value if companies no longer operated in a transactional buyer-seller relationship, but instead as a singular team.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Each year, after reading dozens of leadership books I select my pick for “best new leadership book” of the year. For 2024, that book is, Be The Unicorn: Data-driven Habits That Separate The Best Leaders From The Rest , by William Vanderbloemen (founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group). Even though this book came out in late 2023, it is better than any other leadership book I read during 2024, so that is why I choose it.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 26, 2024

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics : People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. Everybody is working toward the same goals. Team members are clear on how to work together and how to accomplish tasks.

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