Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Whether it’s John Wooden’s Leadership Pyramid , Vince Lombardi’s What It Takes To Be Number One speech , or just catching up with Coach Burton and Coach Mo (my own former coaches), I always come away with something powerful and enriching. In short, it’s leadership development training for life.

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Goal Succession Follow-up Mentor 306

Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 19, 2015

companies invest over $2,000 in leadership development initiatives per company leader. Just because an organization has a leadership development program doesn’t mean it’s successful, does it? Some executives don’t place a high value on investing in leadership development.

Leadership Development 120

Leadership Development Development Leadership Attrition 120

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 28, 2015

John Maxwell said, “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” 9 Reasons Your Leadership Development Program is Failing. Just because you have a leadership program doesn’t mean it’s working. ” Here’s how to lead when you don’t have authority.

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eBook Download Mentor Influence 120

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.

Education 120

Education Leadership Middle Management eBook 120

Nathan Magnuson

JULY 17, 2016

In graduate school, my leadership textbooks (yes, we read those – a couple were really interesting!) As a leadership development practitioner, I can tell you it’s undoubtedly the former. A poor culture is a sure sign of deficient leadership. contrasted different theories of organizational culture.

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eBook Conference Team Consultative 120

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 6, 2020

Several years ago I interviewed with a large leadership development consulting firm. Things were going as expected until the office president threw me a curve ball by asking for my point-of-view on leadership. I had many ideas on what good leadership looked like but I didn’t have my own original model. I was stumped.

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White Paper Leadership Long-term Consultative 193

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Everyone has development experiences throughout their life and career outside of formal training programs (school, professional certifications, etc.) What’s one of the richest leadership development experiences you’ve ever had and how has it helped shape your leadership ability?

Power 168

Power Mentor Human Resources Delegation 168

Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When I was a senior in college, I had the privilege of meeting Mark Miller, VP of High Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A and bestselling author. Since I work in corporate leadership development and write as well, he’s been a great example for me to look up to in my career, as have many others.

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Nathan Magnuson

OCTOBER 5, 2020

But after a championship season as a high school senior , it became apparently my career path lay in corporate leadership development rather than football. My brother and I would practice in the backyard for hours year around.

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Leadership Sports Franchising Follow-up 348