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Jon Isaacson

Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, is an author and host of The DYOJO Podcast. The goal of The DYOJO is to help growth-minded restoration professionals shorten their DANG learning curve for personal and professional development. You can watch The DYOJO Podcast on YouTube on Thursdays at 9 a.m. PST, or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

Jon recently released, So, You Want To Be A Project Manager? written to help restorers develop the mindset and habits for success with project management. This is the third book in the Be Intentional series. Previous titles address the topics of Insurance Claims Estimating and Workplace Culture.

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Garden Envy: Secrets Behind the Best Gardens and Businesses

How gardening best practices can be applied to management and organizational behavior.

Jon Isaacson

August 22, 2018

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Organizations that sit atop their industry are revered in much the same way that the best garden in your neighborhood are. How do they do it?

Six Keys to Positive Organizational Conflict

There will be conflict, but there doesn't have to be blood.

Jon Isaacson

June 25, 2018

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Even good people have disagreements. The issue with disagreements is not in having them but in how we conduct ourselves.

4 Key Factors to Identify Strong Talent

Jon Isaacson

January 9, 2018

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Finding the right talent to add to your team starts with knowing what your team and company needs.

GUEST BLOG: I'd be an Entrepreneur, but....

November is National Entrepreneur Month

Jon Isaacson

October 30, 2017

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Entrepreneurs are everywhere. While this term has become synonymous with those who start their own business, the true definition is one who organizes and/or operates with an aversion to risk that hinders most.

Guest Blog: Reviewing "Insuring Tomorrow" by Tony Canas & Carly Burnham

For those in a position of leadership, interacting with millennials is not a question of IF but of HOW.

Jon Isaacson

October 19, 2017

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A key understanding from the book is to recognize that millennials are not just a different generation but in many respect they are a different culture with unique methods of communication.

Crave Success? Then Get Up, and Get Moving

Jon Isaacson

March 15, 2017

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The difference between knowing what you should be doing and starting the process of achieving it is one step. Stepping forward does not guarantee that you will succeed, but standing still guarantees that you won’t.

3 Keys to Successfully Approaching New Clients Through Email

Jon Isaacson

November 22, 2016

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Email is a gatekeeper, and composing a good introduction can help break down barriers.

Rethinking the Annual Review Process

Cease and desist with annual reviews simply for the sake of annual reviews.

Jon Isaacson

September 22, 2016

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Simple tips for improving employee engagement while empowering leadership teams to pursue organizational vision.

Peeling Back 5 Layers of Communication in a Restoration Business

Clear communication, happy customers

Jon Isaacson

June 22, 2016

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Clarity and consistency in communication require the commitment of everyone in the organization, top to bottom - from the point of receiving a call for service to the completion of a project.