Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Asking Why Defines Success. But no one can win without first defining what success looks like. Success is derived from purpose, no matter how large or small the project or idea. Coach Bill Snyders 16 Goals. What scares me is the amount of people who haven’t defined what their success looks like.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Career Goal. A career goal is the next destination you’d like to attain in your career. Having a career goal informs the rest of the IDP elements. I suggest considering both short-term (1-2 years) and medium-term (2-5 years) career goals. What should be included in an IDP? It’s the next thing you are working toward.

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Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 5, 2017

The “why” behind any endeavor usually determines the success of the outcome. But it’s important to note that a specific purpose often changes over time – even for the same goal. What drives us to achieve initial success may not sustain us to reach the next level.

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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. Invite your mentor to evaluate and provide input on your goals, your plan and your progress. Remember, successful leaders don’t arrive on their own – and neither will you.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 2, 2013

Most people begin the new year with a new set of goals or resolutions. What is one of your professional goals for the new year? Personal – I honestly don’t have any true goals but a bunch of habits I want to start and/or maintain. That’s a huge goal! Great goal Caleb. Wow, great goals, Tom!

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 26, 2012

On the first Monday of each month beginning in January, I’ll profile a successful leader and highlight several things we can all learn from him or her. Coach Bill Snyders 16 Goals. If I have any special content to share, it will usually be posted on Wednesdays. Leadership Profiles. Powerful Questions. All the best for 2013!

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Planning isn’t just about your goals. Understand Your Teammates’ Goals and Motivations. I’m familiar with my goals. When we’ve achieved success, it can be tempting to hog the credit. Failing to plan may equate to planning to fail. Play to Your Teammates’ Strengths. But what about yours?

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 4, 2016

By now, succession planning routinely takes generational demographics into close consideration. Make the goal better understanding and collaboration. Then something curious happened. The recession hit and many would-be retirees stuck around. In one somewhat morbid sense, the recession turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

In the absence of a guiding vision, good ideas represent low hanging fruit that unfocused leaders reflexively reach for, especially when pressured to report visible success. Once a team or an individual commits to a good idea, their personal success and pride are on the line. It’s likely you’ve seen this before.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 14, 2013

They are shared them in his book Success for Dummies and I’d like to share them here with you as well. So what does success look like for you? So often we measure success based on how much money we make, how much stuff we’ve accumulated, what title we have, or how many people we’re in charge of.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 18, 2016

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. Empowering others means removing the barriers to their success, not ignoring them. Empowering your employees requires a high degree of effort.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

It was truly one of the highlights of my year getting to meet the man who literally wrote the book on success. Below are some of my favorites which represent the main flavor of everything Ziglar stood for: “You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.”

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 6, 2015

It’s hard to take time away from “work” to invest in problem-solving – or goal-setting, performance discussions, benchmarking, etc. With success comes complication. I want to share a process I’ve used to facilitate problem-solving workshops in the past. The key is how we respond.

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Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 15, 2016

For servant leaders: Over-communicate what is most important, including goals and plans regarding direction. For servant leaders: Actively support and celebrate the success of others. And instead of creating clear expectations and accountability measures, they play the blame game when things don’t turn out as anticipated.

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Since the skill was necessary in people’s professional lives but there were limited training resources available, Carnegie’s training was wildly successful right from his opening night.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

When you’re new to the workforce, enjoying leadership success can be a far off goal. A couple years ago I was privileged to have Mark Miller guest post on my site about surviving success. The main focus is finding the right role and doing quality work. I know that was the case for me. Each time the strategy shifts.

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 21, 2013

You’ve been successful in this field when so many others have failed. That and many others of course, but it’s probably the biggest of my goals at this point. Have a list of questions prepared. Here are some of the tried-and-true favorites I’ve acquired. I also found this great list of leadership questions from Michael Hyatt.

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 31, 2012

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 10, 2012

New Employee Onboarding: The Honeymoon Phase - 1,198 views Favorite Books on Leadership - 777 views Resilience and the PanAm Flight 73 Hijacking - 683 views Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success - 678 views Six Reasons You Should Give Public Speeches - 634 views How to Complete an Individual Development Plan - 625 views Three Keys to Sustaining (..)

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

New Employee Onboarding: The Honeymoon Phase - 1,198 views Favorite Books on Leadership - 777 views Resilience and the PanAm Flight 73 Hijacking - 683 views Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success - 678 views Six Reasons You Should Give Public Speeches - 634 views How to Complete an Individual Development Plan - 625 views Three Keys to Sustaining (..)

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Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 28, 2013

New Employee Onboarding: The Honeymoon Phase - 1,198 views Favorite Books on Leadership - 777 views Resilience and the PanAm Flight 73 Hijacking - 682 views Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success - 677 views Six Reasons You Should Give Public Speeches - 634 views How to Complete an Individual Development Plan - 625 views Three Keys to Sustaining (..)

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Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

It was extremely developmental for a lot of reasons, but I think the biggest thing I got out of it was to not always look at success as getting an A+. I spent most of 2008 deployed in Iraq with the Army. Sometimes a passing grade is good enough.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Just because an organization has a leadership development program doesn’t mean it’s successful, does it? Regardless, your LDP should have stated goals with specific success indicators that are measurable, such as higher bench strength, higher engagement scores, lower attrition, etc. That’s great news.

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Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Whether it’s a critical moment in a sports game, boardroom or political office, leaders opt to play it safe instead of doing what creates the greatest chance to be successful. Responses: Create goals ; focus on continuous growth. I’ve noticed that the fear of criticism often exceeds the fear of failure.

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Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

New Employee Onboarding: The Honeymoon Phase - 1,198 views Favorite Books on Leadership - 777 views Resilience and the PanAm Flight 73 Hijacking - 683 views Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success - 678 views Six Reasons You Should Give Public Speeches - 634 views How to Complete an Individual Development Plan - 626 views Three Keys to Sustaining (..)

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