Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Drawing on cutting-edge research woven together with stories that compel head and heart, The Courage Gap will help you bridge the think/do gap between what youve been doing and what you can do; between where you are and where you want to bein your career, relationships, leadership, and life.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Across borders and over generations, workers have always had to face a learning curve while shifting from the education sphere to the work sphere. These employees have to learn to take initiative for their work and their careers and show employers why they belong in the workforce.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

All jobs have a learning curve—but as time progresses, and the skill is enhanced, the challenge of the job will lessen. Per Gallup research, an astounding 70 percent of U.S. employees are not showing up to work fully committed to delivering their best performance.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 22, 2018

I F YOU WANT TO GROW your career, Wharton Lecturer and EMBA Career Director Dawn Graham recommends in her book Switchers , that you “ continually put yourself in situations where you’re the least qualified person in the room.” Not only do you grow from the experience but you’ll have a roomful of experts to learn from.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Human resources or HR, as it is popularly known, is a profession that is valued among the topmost of the list of best careers. HR professionals get tremendous opportunities to grow, learn, and develop in the field. Their work profile also spaces out with more job responsibilities, which give them a broader learning curve.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 1, 2014

There are key points in a leader’s career – first time promotion – a significant new responsibility – getting ready to move into a senior executive role – major shifts in strategic direction - and others where a good old fashioned dose of training (yes, even classroom, where you can learn and network with others) will accelerate that learning curve.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 26, 2015

Remember – “Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade.” Bruce Harpham, PMP, is the founder of ProjectManagementHacks.com, a career development resource. Relationship development is a vital skill, especially as you move up through the management ranks.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 8, 2015

Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade. I’ve mentored a long list of folks I’ve helped to improve, but I wouldn’t put my brand on every one of their careers in support of the next promotion. These are key conversations.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In discussing the S Curve of Personal Learning , Whitney explained its seven stages, from the frustration and unfamiliarity of being at the start of a learning curve through mastery. Vivienne is different from me; she doesn’t have all of the existential questions that can plague you by the time you’re 50.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 15, 2012

As a high potential, you’re expected to have a high degree of “learning agility” and will be expected quickly climb their learning curves and nail each new assignment. Like it or not, development assignments are not an excuse to under perform.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 12, 2020

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

We can and must extend compassion for ourselves and others while facing the steepness of our learning curve, both individually and collectively. If we risk being radically human and lead by learning out loud with our colleagues, there is plenty of grace, forgiveness, and compassion in the system—and support from those around us.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Careers stall, innovation stops, and strategies grow stale. Why does a lack of experience drive some people through a discomfort zone and up a learning curve toward new frontiers? When is not knowing more valuable than knowing? . Why are you often at your best when you are doing something for the first time? Related articles.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 21, 2020

Everybody wants to have a successful career, but that’s easier said than done. Not only do you have to spend years mastering your craft and working hard to succeed in any career, but most careers also require years of school and thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. Trade Work.

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Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

GUEST POST from Greg Satell Over the course of my career, Ive had the opportunity to lead a number of organizations and each one involved a series of steep learning curves. Even the most successful operations do some things poorly, so managing an enterprise involves constant improvement.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

You must choose to get off the sideline and into the game, then you must choose to endure the learning curve, and finally you must choose to deploy the needed resources to be successful. The Key to Success Success or failure in social media is nothing more than making a simple set of good choices.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

A change of careers isn’t for everyone. After all, it usually puts you right at the bottom of the career ladder and you need to prove yourself again. Little to No Career Progression. If you have absolutely zero chance of getting a better salary where you are, consider a career change today and better your future from tomorrow.

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QAspire

MARCH 30, 2022

That’s because aspiration for growth, unlike career paths (ladders), may not always be linear. That day, Jay wanted to explore the ways he can grow in his career. I left him with a few simple questions to reflect on: “What if your career is that mountain you want to climb? He was prompt to respond, “No, that would exhaust us.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 19, 2016

One of the main focuses for my business is sales and leadership training in order to stay abreast of the needs of today’s fast-paced learning curve. My role as corporate trainer is to teach every leader new skills in a manner that allows them to confidently adopt new strategies and tactics for growth in their position.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe When People Don’t Know. To do anything less would be to treat people badly.

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 7, 2011

As they consider opportunities to advance their careers, talented 'high potentials' share five concerns. Most satisfying jobs combine leveraging individual strengths with a strong learning curve--neither so flat as to lead to boredom nor so steep to lead to anxiety. Help them see the big picture.

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Chart Your Course

JULY 29, 2013

As they reach the winter of their careers, their choices are certain to impact the economy. If I had a good advisor, I could have accelerated the learning curve and catapulted my success by many years. Boomers have also dominated the American workforce. Will they retire, work part-time or start new endeavors?

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

Therefore, bring in experienced key personnel with credible track records to minimize the learning curve promptly. What really mattered to employees in addition to compensation included culture, values, senior leadership, and career opportunities. Hiring Tip : Be sure to involve your leadership team in big decisions.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

When I began my career, I set my sights on one day being a manager, maybe even a director. What I learned within a short span of time is that titles and org charts are invisible to the definition of leadership. My ambition was to become a reputable leader who had influence and ability to motivate people to achieve their goals.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The role of mentorship in career development used to be a lot more prominent once upon a time but we’ve grown more individualistic with the passing years, fully committing to the “every man for himself” ideology. They bring knowledge of both the highs and lows in their career and become part of your learning experience too.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 24, 2024

Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others. Su : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us and begins to shift to being more about what we can do for others. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well.

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HR Digest

JULY 23, 2019

A primary reason why it takes so long is that effective leadership traits require their own learning curve. There’s plenty you can learn from Diane Gherson’s success story that will help you understand to improve your own leadership effectiveness. Great leadership takes years of practice.

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2007

While there will be a huge learning curve – and significant challenges – greater success and learning will come when the executive enters the assignment with a winning mindset, vs. a “good enough to get by” mindset. If too long, learning diminishes and the leader can feel plateaued or abandoned.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 9, 2016

Author Jill Griffin in her new book, "EARN YOUR SEAT ON A CORPORATE BOARD: 7 Actions to Build Your Career, Elevate Your Leadership, and Expand Your Influence," said "You know, being on a corporate board is leadership at the highest level. The book will take years off your learning curve and provide seven succinct actions to take.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 22, 2021

Question : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us, and more about what we can do for others. Su : As we advance in our careers, the focus is less on us and begins to shift to being more about what we can do for others. The best relationships include a healthy give and take so support others in these same ways as well.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 22, 2024

Raise your hand if you have ever experienced burnout during your career? They can handle the discomfort of learning curves and uncertainty. They are motivated to help others learn, grow, improve their performance, and advance their careers. I sense many raised hands. They view stressors as changes, not threats.

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ExactHire - Leadership

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

If your organization prints general recruitment cards, add a QR code linked to your company’s “Career Opportunities” webpage. Current employees offer knowledge of company culture and goals–and can often jump the “new hire learning curve”.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In full disclosure, I’ve probably been as guilty as anyone at times in my leadership career. With each new season in leadership there will be a learning curve. Early in my leadership career I participated in an organization called Toastmasters to help train as a communicator. I can’t keep up!

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HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

Organizations are now facing a learning curve as managers scramble to lead their teams virtually. The need to reskill and enable individuals to learn marketable new skills during their lifetime will be a critical challenge – and for poorer nations, a sweeping challenge. This begs a pressing question: What do we do next?

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CO2

OCTOBER 10, 2013

After school, you pursued your career like you pursued your studies. It may be more apt to say that your career pursued you because of your achievements. Once ensconced in your career , you finally turned your attention to the other trappings of the American dream. You got a nice house, and maybe you got married.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Are you ready to turn your career into a 24/7 lifestyle? When you eat, sleep, and breathe your career, time becomes a lot more valuable. Owning your own business has a steep learning curve and every day will have its own lesson. If the answer is yes, then shoot for the stars. Say goodbye to your 9-5.

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