Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership

A lot of companies struggle when creating their mission statement. Author  Peter F. Drucker  provides the following good advice in one of my favorite book's of his,  The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization : Every mission statement has to reflect three things : Opportunities Competence Commitment In other words, he explains: What is our purpose? Why do we do what we do? What, in the end, do we want to be remembered for? How well does your mission statement meet Drucker's recommended three requirements?

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. And, as you coach, they recommend you:  Ensure the employee fully understands their job responsibilities. Pave the way for the employee to be successful. Given them the time, resources and encouragement they will need. Help them know themselves better. Consider a personality assessment by a trained evaluator so they understand their styles and preferences. Help them know the business. Ensure they know the organization’s mission, vision and purpose, business strategies and cultural norms. Help them know you. Help them to really understand what you really need from them to make you and the organiz...

Seven years ago, Bill George wrote True North , a favorite of mine. So, you can imagine how delighted I was to read George’s and Zach Clayton’s new book, True North, Emerging Leader Edition .  In this new book, the authors offer practical strategies and techniques to become an authentic leader and reveal how you can navigate your own path to success. The book is filled with dramatic stories of   how successful leaders overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations.  These stories reflect more than 222 interviews with leaders–172 leaders interviewed for the original True North book, and more recently 55 interviews for the new book.  George and Clayton explain that their new book is a calling to emerging leaders of the next generations—Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z—to step up and lead authentically by discovering your True North.  And, what exactly is True North? “Your True North is the moral compass that guides your actions, derived ...

Awhile back, I posted highlights and key takeaways from the book, All Are Welcome – HowTo Build A Real Workplace Culture Of Inclusion That Delivers Results , by Cynthia Owyoung . Upon recently browsing the book again, these additional takeaways came to light:  DEIB : Diversity in the workplace focuses on representation. Equity is giving people what they need to succeed. Inclusion is enabling full participation by everyone. Belonging is connecting people emotionally.  Onboarding employees tips for leaders : Get personally involved with the onboarding process on day one. This is your culture, and first impressions are huge . Assign an empathetic hiring buddy for each new hire. These are ambassadors of your company’s culture. Send a gift or a handwritten note to every new hire as soon as you make the job offer. This should come from the CEO or, at least, the hiring manager.  Ensuring your employees understand and believe in your company’s mission state...

In her new book, Selling Yourself , Dr. Cindy McGovern shows you how to step-by-step create a powerful personal brand. Using her five-step strategy, you’ll learn how to build an impressive, authentic brand, live your brand and sell your brand.  “Whether your brand has created itself, you’ve outgrown your original brand, you’re ready for the next level, or you’ve changed your passion or purpose, this book is for you,” shares McGovern.  You’ll learn how to showcase your brand to expand your opportunities, establish trust, build deeper connections, have more confidence to ask for what you want, leave lasting impressions, and finally to express gratitude.  One of my favorite parts of the book is where McGovern includes this quote from Mahatma Gandhi :  Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny. ...

Today brings a new book and step-by-step guide for specialists, professionals, managers and independent contracts who want to achieve success in their work. Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology .  Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips , authors of the book, Show The Value Of What You Do ,  developed the ROI Methodology in the 1970s and refined it in the 1980s when their first book describing the process was published. The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries.  This new book describes six easy steps to measure and improve the success of any project, program, initiative, or work that you do.  “Our goal is to help individuals and teams achieve and measure success and to shift the thinking about...

The newest book from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Lencioni is, The 6 Types of Working Genius : A Better Way To Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, And Your Team .   The book provides a fast way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.  “ People who utilize their natural God-given talents are much more fulfilled and successful than those who don’t,” shares Lencioni. “ Teams and organizations that help people tap into their God-given talents are much more successful and productive than those that don’t.”  Lencioni then says that as obvious as all this may be, the reality remains that most people aren’t terribly fulfilled in their work, which makes sense because most people don’t really understand their work-related gifts. “As a result, most teams don’t come anywhere close to tapping into their members’ talents and achieving their true potential.”  Theref...

Ross Dawson ’s new book, Thriving On Overload , provides you practical insights and strategies to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and all your ventures.  Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and 25 years of research into the practices that transform a surplus of information into compelling value.  More specifically, he shares simple actionable techniques for staying ahead in an accelerating world and massive amounts of information – for many of us, information overload.  “It’s all about choosing to thrive on overload―rather than being overwhelmed by it,” explains Dawson. “ Thriving on Overload starts from the premise that who we are, our identities and lives and destiny, are framed by our relationship with information.”  By reading the book and completing the exercises at the end of each chapter, you’ll learn how to develop the five intertwined powers that enable extraordinary performance in a world of overload:...

  Today brings the new book, Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers .  “My new book is for anyone facing down an uncertain future, as well as a practical guide for every entrepreneur and aspiring entrepreneur,” says Feifer.  Organized around the four phases of change, Feifer shares personal insights and learnings from his interviews with success entrepreneurs and changemakers who have experienced tectonic shifts in work, culture, and life.  The four phases of change are: Panic Adapt New Normal Wouldn’t Go Back – When we gain something so new and great that we wouldn’t want to go back to a time before we had it.  “Change is coming. It’s here. It cannot be stopped! And when it comes for us, we really only two choices – to embrace it, or to fight a losing fight,” explains Feifer.  Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase...

Toward the beginning of  Joseph Lalonde ’s book,  Reel Leadership , he shares, “We’re going to delve into the leaderships lessons we can find in movies. We’re going to discover that movies are a fantastic way to learn, grow, and engross yourself in leadership. So, sit back; get ready. We’re going to dive into some  reel leadership .”   You are going to enjoy the journey Lalonde takes you on, by first setting the stage as he chronicles the history of film, the history of leadership, and the science of learning, and then while he shares some of the best leadership lessons from his vast catalogue of movie watching through the years.   “I want to encourage you to think of movies as visual fables. They are telling stories that move the mind, body, and soul. They can touch you emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. There is power in movies,” says Lalonde.   Toward the book’s end, Lalonde provides the framework for a  five-step process of gaining lead...