Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 5, 2017

It’s interesting to note (according to Thomas) that early in life (or career), leaders may find themselves “pushed” into a crucible experience, while later on they tend to “leap.” I’ve found this to be the case in my own assessment of hundreds of c-suite leaders as well.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

In some cases, one careless comment can derail a successful career despite many other positive factors. Image isn’t everything, but it is definitely something. Communication. How we communicate goes an awful long way in building credibility. On the other hand, strong communication can overcome deficiencies in other areas.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

He grew up during the Great Depression and following a stint in the military, began his career in sales. Dedicated to helping others get everything they want out of life, Ziglar’s speaking career took off soon after that.

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 20, 2015

Your IDP should include both short-term and long-term career goals as well as development areas you plan to focus on to achieve those goals. What can you do to improve things? These would all be great topics to discuss with your mentor. Individual Development Plan.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Over the course of my career thus far, I’ve found that these twelve strategies for extraordinary teamwork not only make your team stronger, they have the power to significantly influence the culture of your organization if others begin to follow your example.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 28, 2013

A good rule of thumb is to match mentees with mentors who are 1-2 steps ahead of them in terms of career level, competency, certification, etc. But they don’t need to be senior executives (in fact, for many mentoring programs, the tendency to recruit mentors from too high a level results in only mediocre results).

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 2, 2013

Professionally – grow my side career coaching business. Professionally, I have a goal to post fresh content on this site each week in 2013, and also to make some aesthetic upgrades. Personally, one of my goals is to step up my cooking game! link] Tom Dixon. Personal…lose 52lbs in 2013, one per week. link] Nathan Magnuson.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

The same goes for writing, selling, buying a house, starting a business, studying for the MCAT, exploring careers in web design, social networking, etc. If you want to improve your leadership ability, you should look for someone with wisdom, knowledge, or experience in leadership. The options are literally limitless.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 8, 2018

In fact, your own assessment of your strengths will likely vary, based on recent projects, career recognition and feedback. Until you have identified what your strengths are, you’ll benefit from them somewhat. But you’ll never be able to consciously put them to productive use.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 20, 2014

When I was a college student, my classmates and I would occasionally receive a bad test on an exam followed by an overwhelming, end of the world feeling that our lives and careers were now in total jeopardy. Put your adversity in perspective.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Everyone has development experiences throughout their life and career outside of formal training programs (school, professional certifications, etc.) Home / Powerful Questions / Powerful Question #2. Powerful Question #2. February 6, 2013. — 8 Comments. that impact the way they perform as a person, professional, and a leader.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 7, 2019

For instance, if you want to make an internal career move, a champion can help shape conversations or pull strings to make things happen. Since I work in corporate leadership development and write as well, he’s been a great example for me to look up to in my career, as have many others.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I’ve been privileged to help develop several leadership development programs (LDPs) in my career and I can tell you no two are identical for the simple fact that people and organizations are inherently unique – different cultures, different missions, different situations.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But after a championship season as a high school senior , it became apparently my career path lay in corporate leadership development rather than football. Here are some of the best leadership lesson’s from Patrick Mahomes’ career thus far. Like Mahomes, make your passion a key part of those decisions. Wait Your Turn.

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