Nathan Magnuson

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Your Career is Your Responsibility

Nathan Magnuson

I’ve been thinking about career selection and management a lot recently. When I’m asked how I landed where I am, I’m quick to reply that I wouldn’t wish my career path on anyone but I sure do love where I am now. So what does career management have to do with leadership? Your career is your career.

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6 Barriers to Achieving Your Dream Job

Nathan Magnuson

Those established in their careers either don’t (need to?) 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. And I’ve been surprised how quickly clients are requesting my Leadership-in-a-Box training programs!).

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Creating a Leadership Culture

Nathan Magnuson

His latest book, Leaders Made Here , describes how to nurture leaders throughout the organization, from the front lines to the executive ranks and outlines a clear and replicable approach to creating the leadership bench every organization needs. Did they want to know my career plans or what time my flight was going to leave?

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Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Home / Leadership Profiles / Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar. I realize not everyone has been acquainted with America’s “Master of Motivation,” so six weeks after his passing, I’d like to pay tribute to Zig Ziglar in my first leadership profile of the new year.

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5 Questions You MUST Ask Your Young Professionals if You Want to Engage Them

Nathan Magnuson

Career expert Dan Miller says that the average job now lasts only 2.3 Part of the reason is the appropriate need young professionals feel to diversify their career experiences. They are: Job-specific development Organization & industry-based development Self-awareness Career development Leadership development.

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How to Complete an Individual Development Plan | Thoughts for the.

Nathan Magnuson

They’ve proved quite handy for many organization seeking to develop employees’ leadership skills (instead of only job skills). It is completed by the employee (sometimes in collaboration with a supervisor, career coach, or HR representative). Career Goal. Having a career goal informs the rest of the IDP elements.

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How Leaders Learn to Lead

Nathan Magnuson

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.