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Is your strategic plan strategic?

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Eric B. Jacobson

A strategic plan is the guiding document for an organization, describing the approaches and actions the organization will take over a certain time period to achieve a set of agreed-upon goals and objectives. It provides a framework for staff to focus their annual … Continue reading →

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Live your values

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Eric B. Jacobson

An important part of strategic planning is defining your organization’s values. If you look, the values of many companies are external-facing – how they treat customers, how they provide products, how they deliver services. Their values demonstrate the quality of … Continue reading →

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Take care of yourself first

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Eric B. Jacobson

There’s a concept in Judaism called tikkun olam that describes acts of kindness to perfect or repair the world. Though it has religious underpinnings, the idea is often more broadly applied to social policy and social justice issues. Tikkun olam is about healing the world, but … Continue reading →

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