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3 Ways to Pursue Productive Failure

Nathan Magnuson

Consider this scenario: Your team comes up with an innovative solution to solve a complex problem in a new way. Ultimately, no failure is productive unless we learn from it. The post 3 Ways to Pursue Productive Failure appeared first on Nathan Magnuson. But what about quick failures?

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The Business Case for the Stop Doing List

Nathan Magnuson

For each leader reaching for higher levels of productivity and accomplishment, a “start doing” list can be a friendly companion or a demanding task master – sometimes both at the same time. Are you a “to-do” list person? But what about a “stop doing” list? Automation.

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Simplify or Petrify

Nathan Magnuson

One is a time-tested and respected brand and product. Another is a semi-recent start-up with an innovative concept. In many ways the products were comparable, but it wasn’t long before I started caring less about results and more about my own self-preservation. I had a chance to work with a couple new vendors recently.

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The Problem with Good Ideas | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

At a time when creativity and innovation are at a premium, good ideas are actually more threatening than ever. This can be all the more true for government, non-profit, and ministry organizations, who are rewarded not in dollars earned for products/services but for meeting what can often be vague or changing objectives.