Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 18, 2016

Here’s the thing: if you wait until you receive a leadership role to get a leadership education, you may not last long. We all need a leadership development plan that includes work experiences, formal training, networking and self-study. But how grounded are those opinions, especially if we’ve never been there before?

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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 1, 2016

Picture yourself attending two training sessions. No one was born knowing how to do any job – and even with all the preparatory training we’ve received over the years (e.g. I know I, for one, don’t want to receive the same surgery a “seasoned” surgeon was trained on three decades ago!)

Education 120

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

As a talent development professional, I’ve been privileged to lead, observe and participate in many types of learning and training events. I’m often invited by vendors to sit in on their training in the hopes I’ll make a purchase. They might become educated, but they’d be completely ineffective in battle.

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Participative Training Content eBook 120

Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 1, 2019

When I showed up at my initial training unit, I was immediately assigned to a platoon leader role. As I shared in my book Ignite Your Leadership Expertise , observation is the best leadership education you can receive for free. From time to time, I’m asked how my military experience informed my leadership.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 18, 2016

Gone are the days when the leader can be expected to provide the full extent of an employee’s training needs. In the knowledge age, employees are expected to bring certain skills and education with them. .” Develop Their Competence.

Self-aware 120

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

It’s been a huge part of my leadership education. Dale Carnegie ‘s famous “personal relations” training course is over 100 years old and still going strong – all based on this classic title. For years I’ve been asked for book recommendations.

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