Nathan Magnuson

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12 Ways to Make Your Teammates Look Good

Nathan Magnuson

Planning isn’t just about your goals. Understand Your Teammates’ Goals and Motivations. I’m familiar with my goals. Provide Constructive Feedback. Not all feedback is constructive or helpful. Failing to plan may equate to planning to fail. Play to Your Teammates’ Strengths.

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Coach K: Mike Krzyzewski on Teamwork

Nathan Magnuson

But Coach K will be the first to tell you that winning it all is too shallow of a goal to play for. Collective Goals and Responsibility. That’s why individual goals only work in the context of overall team goals. He’s won four national championships at Duke University. Coach K knows how to build winning teams.

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What it Really Means to “Empower” Your People

Nathan Magnuson

Each team member knows his or her role, but is also keenly aware of the overarching goals of the team and closely connected with the other team members and external stakeholders. The next phase is a critical period – and can be drastically influenced by positive and constructive feedback received from the manager.

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How to Be a Good Dictator (or Not)

Nathan Magnuson

For servant leaders: Over-communicate what is most important, including goals and plans regarding direction. Give frequent and constructive feedback. And instead of creating clear expectations and accountability measures, they play the blame game when things don’t turn out as anticipated. Be clear about expectations.