Nathan Magnuson

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How to Perform a High Quality After Action Review

Nathan Magnuson

Here are several simple tips for performing high quality after action reviews. Regardless, if you play a program leadership role, make every effort to create the expectation upfront. Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Ask the Two Key Questions. What went well? What could be improved?

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The 5 SOF Truths of Leadership

Nathan Magnuson

My role in Civil Affairs had more to do with liaising with and advising local civilian leadership in foreign areas. Leadership Learning Organizational Effectiveness Personal Effectiveness Army leadership development quality SOF Truths Special Operations training'

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12 Books that Shaped My Leadership

Nathan Magnuson

It’s been a huge part of my leadership education. Several years later I finally landed my first job in leadership development. One of the things I’ve learned over the years is everyone has leadership development opportunities. If you’re looking for a leadership read, here’s a great place to start.

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What Socrates Got Right About Engagement & Wellbeing

Nathan Magnuson

When their wellbeing becomes compromised: The quality of their work suffers The quality of their service to the customer suffers They may choose to exit the organization as a means of survival. Several organizations have already enrolled their entire leadership teams and we’d love to include yours as well.

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One Critical Component to Leading Change

Nathan Magnuson

Scenario #1: Recently I was with an executive team delivering one of our most popular Leadership-in-a-Box programs Leading Change. That will immediately improve the quality of ALL of our change efforts!” Let me share the two scenarios – see if you can guess what it is. Of course, I’ll share it as well.

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4 Critical Skills for Leading People

Nathan Magnuson

I’ve been wanting to share these four foundational people leadership skills for quite a while now. In over a decade of working with thousands of leaders, I estimate that 80% of all leadership challenges come down to one of these 4 skills: Assume Positive Intent Set Clear Expectations Give Quality Feedback Show Appreciation.

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How to Be a Responsible “Idea Guy”

Nathan Magnuson

If you identify as an idea person – or are looking to better steward the quality and quantity of your ideas – here are some strategies you might consider. Critical Thinkers: They help you evaluate the quality of your idea for the purpose of execution. But I also believe the ability to ideate is part of all of us.

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