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Mentoring 101 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Home / Leadership / Mentoring 101. Mentoring 101. Telemachus consults Mentor. Jeff Myers in college and he introduced me to the art of mentoring. Many people refer to them as mentors. Think of a mentor as simply someone who is wiser, more knowledgeable, or has more experience than you in a certain area.

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5 Ways Employees Learn

Nathan Magnuson

Organizational training departments usually spend the majority of their efforts creating these kinds of formal learning opportunities or bringing in outside vendors. Supervisors, mentors, co-workers, network members, friends, family – virtually anyone can teach us something or give us valuable feedback, if we’ll let them.

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Leadership Profile: Dale Carnegie | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Dale Carnegie was an American writer, lecturer and training developer born into humble circumstances in 1888. 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. Mentoring 101.

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Coach Bill Snyder's 16 Goals for Success - by Nathan Magnuson

Nathan Magnuson

In short, it’s leadership development training for life. How to Build a Professional Mentoring Program. Mentoring 101. I think the reason is that athletics provides one of the greatest leadership development opportunities out there because players learn to work as a team toward a common goal in a competitive environment.

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How to Build a Development Library for Your Organization.

Nathan Magnuson

Development experiences generally focus on non-technical professional skills that complement traditional job-specific training initiatives. How to Build a Professional Mentoring Program. Mentoring 101. jaredwj wow, that book looks for real! Recent Posts. The Problem with Good Ideas. Powerful Question #2. Categories. Courage (1).

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Leadership Profile: Zig Ziglar | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Ziglar.com – Visit Zig Ziglar’s corporate website if you are looking for professional training solutions, a speaker, or to sign up for the Ziglar newsletter. (I How to Build a Professional Mentoring Program. Mentoring 101. I was fortunate enough to be featured in the Ziglar Newsletter last October). Recent Posts.

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Powerful Question #1 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Toastmasters my leadership coaching courses were the best communication training I’ve gotten. How to Build a Professional Mentoring Program. Mentoring 101. I hope that went well. I visited one this week after a couple years off and would like to get back into it. link] Caleb. Here are my top 4 pursuits for the New Year!

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