Nathan Magnuson

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Catch People Doing Something Right

Nathan Magnuson

Here’s the method Ken Blanchard recommends in his book Whale Done! Culture Influence Inspiration Personal Effectiveness behavior collaboration fun Ken Blanchard perspective positivity Whale Done!' But with a little bit of practice, So… How Do I Get Started? I’m glad you stuck around long enough to ask.

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Creating a Leadership Culture

Nathan Magnuson

More than 10 years ago, I had the privilege to co-author The Secret with Ken Blanchard, a book about Chick-fil-A’s point of view on leadership. It was a lot of fun doing the book with Ken and even more fun talking to groups all over the world about leadership.

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The Applause of a Single Human Being

Nathan Magnuson

Ken Blanchard observes that sea world trainers have learned the best way to turn an animal into a top performer is through positive, rather than negative reinforcement. Have you ever been part of a “gotcha” culture? It seems some people find fault like there is a reward for it. In Whale Done! It’s the same with people.

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Where Have All the Good Leaders Gone?

Nathan Magnuson

Blanchard & Miller’s SERVE Model alone lists five of them (see & shape the future, engage & develop others, reinvent continuously, value results & relationships and embody the values) – and there are many models out there. The truth is, it takes many characteristics to produce a highly effective leader.

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Great Leaders SERVE

Nathan Magnuson

Mark Miller developed the SERVE model and curriculum and collaborated with Ken Blanchard to publish it in their book The Secret. Even better, our message had been carefully constructed to include leadership principles that have proved timeless across all disciplines. Let me tell you more about it. I’ll summarize it for you here below.

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12 Books that Shaped My Leadership

Nathan Magnuson

The Secret by Ken Blanchard & Mark Miller. The value of this book is the Gallup StrengthsFinder assessment over 14 million people have taken, which is included in the book. SBL takes the assessment a step further by outlining the leadership implications of an individual’s top five strengths.

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Be Known Positively

Nathan Magnuson

Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller detail this point in depth in their bestseller The Secret. A smile says, “I’m happy to see you.” ” Since people prefer to do business with their friends, a simple smile can generate positive energy right from the start. Value Results AND Relationships.