Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie. Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie. Ironically, I had to travel to the opposite side of the globe before I invested the time to read what I have since considered the greatest leadership book of all-time: Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People.

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APRIL 3, 2017

Then someone recommended reading Dale Carnegie’s classic book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. In some instances, you may benefit from a conversation with a professional leadership coach. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Investigate, Decide, Act!

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. It was truly one of the highlights of my year getting to meet the man who literally wrote the book on success. Better Than Good – This is my favorite Zig Ziglar book. In Leadership Profiles. by Nathan Magnuson.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 4, 2016

I believe that’s true when it comes to leadership effectiveness as well. If you haven’t thought much about it, I’d like to share some of my leadership themes for the new year. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. I’m truly blessed – and so are you.

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 26, 2021

The concept of “dream jobs” has always been a fascinating subject to me, so much so that I dedicated an entire chapter to them in my recent book Stand Out ! I had the dream to work in corporate leadership development as a college senior and he wanted to be a fighter pilot as a kid.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

I remember when I first started getting interested in leadership years ago. I’d find myself in conversations with friends and invariably a leadership challenge they were experiencing would come up. I’d usually reference a book or an idea I had recently studied. Sometimes, I’d even know how to solve it.

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Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 5, 2017

That’s the question leadership consultant and thought leader Robert J. Thomas answered at a leadership academy event I recently helped organize. Speaking from his book Crucibles of Leadership , Thomas demonstrated that simply taking a course on leadership would do little to transform leadership abilities.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 11, 2021

The more leadership responsibility you accumulate, the more fear you’ll have to negotiate. Do we hold ourselves to a superhuman standard of leadership? No one wants to be stuck holding the bag when things go wrong, but leadership is by definition the ability to take ownership. We all experience fear. Fear of Rejection.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 24, 2012

I’m a sucker for leadership philosophies embraced by successful athletics coaches. Whether it’s John Wooden’s Leadership Pyramid , Vince Lombardi’s What It Takes To Be Number One speech , or just catching up with Coach Burton and Coach Mo (my own former coaches), I always come away with something powerful and enriching. Leadership.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 26, 2016

It’s that time again – time to mark the 5th year for the Everyday Leadership site. And don’t forget to download my free ebook Trusted Leadership Advisor if you’re looking for a good place to start. 12 Books That Shaped My Leadership. People keep asking me for my book recommendations.

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 6, 2020

In my new book Stand Out! , They are: Job-specific development Organization & industry-based development Self-awareness Career development Leadership development. What’s the quality of your conversations with your young professionals? More specifically, what questions are you asking them? Now they’re prepared, right?

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 21, 2014

I had the chance to travel to Greece and Bulgaria recently and give a series of leadership presentations to several university groups with a small team of business professionals. Even better, our message had been carefully constructed to include leadership principles that have proved timeless across all disciplines.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

In his landmark book Getting Things Done , David Allen shares six distinct ways asking, “why?” One final note: a post on “why” would be incomplete without including a mention of Simon Sinek ‘s book Start With Why. Can you make leadership seem easier, less complicated, and more fun? Leadership (26).

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Favorite Books on Leadership - Who doesn’t love a good book list? Each book includes an outgoing link to check it out on Amazon. The Courage to Lead - This post highlights the leadership lessons I’ve learned about courage both in the military and consulting national security and intelligence agencies.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 14, 2013

Last week’s leadership profile introduced America’s “Master of Motivation,” the late Zig Ziglar. They are shared them in his book Success for Dummies and I’d like to share them here with you as well. This is where leadership comes into play. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. What People Want.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

Home / Leadership / Mentoring 101. From the stories it seems his leadership ability was pretty astonishing as well. If you want to improve your leadership ability, you should look for someone with wisdom, knowledge, or experience in leadership. I also found this great list of leadership questions from Michael Hyatt.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

When you go to an actual library, you browse the shelves until you find one (or several) book that meets your reading objective. Many organizations have some type of competency model for the entire enterprise – or at least for some of the divisions, such as leadership, communication, collaboration, planning, etc. link] Loren Pinilis.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As enthralled as I was with the presentations, one poignant leadership lesson stood out which I knew I’d have to eventually share. Once again, this is speaks to the heart of Viktor Frankl’s message in his book Man’s Search For Meaning , which he wrote upon surviving the atrocities of the holocaust in Auschwitz. Leadership (26).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

They’ve proved quite handy for many organization seeking to develop employees’ leadership skills (instead of only job skills). In his new book The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth , John Maxwell says that experience is a hard teacher because the test is given first and the lesson is given afterward. Why is an IDP Important?

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 4, 2015

Author Mark Miller and a team of facilitators walked a large group through the content of his new book Chess Not Checkers. You can find the answers in the book (as well as the digital field guide ), but let me share the four big ideas we discussed. Bet on Leadership. The best organizations have a strong leadership bench.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 1, 2018

My new book Ignite Your Leadership Expertise is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. In their book Decisive , Chip Heath and Dan Heath recommend a way to reality test your assumptions using a method they call “ooch.” Both the soft cover and ebook versions will be available on October 16.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 4, 2017

One of my favorite books on feedback is Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone an Sheila Heen. There are many other books, articles and resources as well. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Keep Growing! Crucial Accountability by the Vital Smarts authors is another. Keep trying.

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Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 2, 2014

One of the very first books I ever read as a small child was Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. Like many classic books, it’s a simple story with a timeless lesson. But from a leadership standpoint, it’s a poignant reminder to lead with the behavior we want instead of waiting until it’s the last resort.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 19, 2014

For the third year in a row I had the pleasure of attending the Leadercast leadership seminar at a local simulcast location. I don’t get to attend as many leadership events as I’d like to, but I always take something away from the ones I do. Will your leadership outlive you? The event was fantastic, as usual.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Leadership Profiles. Stay tuned for the first leadership profile of the late Zig Ziglar on January 7! It has been a privilege being a part of your leadership journey in 2012. Can you make leadership seem easier, less complicated, and more fun? If so, ppl will follow your leadership advice! Leadership (26).

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 10, 2017

In their book Thanks for the Feedback , Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen point out that when you are the problem in a given situation, you actually have the most control over improving the situation. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Improve Behavior, Improve Performance. Unhindered Teams Win.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2019

Each of us possess a certain amount of expertise, including leadership expertise – as my book Ignite Your Leadership Expertise explained. Retired General Electric CEO Jack Welch observed that, “If you don’t like people, leadership stinks!” We help build homes, not just houses.”

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 2, 2013

Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. A professional goal of mine is to land a book publishing deal. My focus this year is to grow my platform through doing one guest post a week and giving my book away for free to email subscribers. Toastmasters my leadership coaching courses were the best communication training I’ve gotten.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Home / Leadership / The Problem with Good Ideas. In Leadership , Organizational Effectiveness , Strategic Thinking. Can you make leadership seem easier, less complicated, and more fun? If so, ppl will follow your leadership advice! jaredwj wow, that book looks for real! Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie.

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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 15, 2016

And if you prefer a more serving style of leadership , note the contrasts. It’s a leadership style that is rooted in fear – and ultimately that fear is passed on to followers. Incidentally, if you find the philosophies of dictatorship and leadership interesting, pick up a copy of The Prince and give it a read.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 7, 2016

Recently I shared 9 Leadership themes for the new year , including one: be known positively. The positive effects of smiling are so poignant that Dale Carnegie devoted an entire chapter to it in his classic book How to Win Friends and Influence People. Tom Peters coined this concept in his book In Search of Excellence.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 9, 2017

Plans are critical to any leadership endeavor, but they aren’t inspiring. Even if your situation is much more “everyday” than the heroes in our books and movies, hope must be stewarded. ” Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Cast a Fascinating Vision.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A leadership book library? Set the example by sharing what you’re learning from your coursework, conferences, books and on-the-job experiences. Recently, I had the change to provide feedback to several leadership teams before they presented project recommendations to a group of senior executives. Share Resources.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Without her leadership, she may be right. Mark Miller , Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness for Chick-fil-A, believes that leadership is not something that’s exclusive; within the grasp of an elite few, but beyond the reach of everyone else. Guest Post Leadership Learning evaluation goals learning success'

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

If you haven’t read the book, below are the items (hint: they’re people) as well as a few strategies to employ. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Receive his new ebook Trusted Leadership Advisor by subscribing to his website or follow him on Twitter.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 28, 2013

Or it could be a group of high potential employees being groomed for additional leadership responsibilities down the road. In Human Resources , Influence , Leadership , Learning , Networking , Organizational Effectiveness. Leadership Profile: Dale. Can you make leadership seem easier, less complicated, and more fun?

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 3, 2014

These activities are essentially limitless, such as reading a book, attending a networking event or professional club, joining a cross-functional team or just learning something new. There are assessments for learning styles, job fit, team fit, leadership, etc. Development activities are informal learning opportunities.

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