Nathan Magnuson

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The Fear of the Finger

Nathan Magnuson

The market changes, a new technology comes along, the weather fails to cooperate. Additionally, many times the “fault” is actually no fault at all except a change in the external environment. Sometimes it can be anticipated, but many times not. What do you think happens to the construction industry when winters run long?).

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Catch People Doing Something Right

Nathan Magnuson

Not only do we lose influence and fail to gain the willing cooperation of others over time, we become increasingly negative and difficult to work with. .” If you’ve ever worked for a boss who managed to find fault in every little job you’ve done, you know how demoralizing it can be.

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