Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Long-term Solution – What is most ideal long-term? Many organizations are artificially focused on the short-term – this month or this quarter. Customer Experience – What would delight the customers the most? If the customers don’t care about a particular decision, you may be wasting your time.

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Long-term Short-term Influence Drucker 145

Nathan Magnuson

JULY 6, 2020

This is an extension of the purpose question, but applied to the short-term. When you understand your young professionals’ underlying “why,” you get the insider’s scoop into their motivation and engagement. What’s the one thing you most want to contribute this year? We all want to receive.

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White Paper Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Short-term 205

Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Long-term Solution – What is most ideal long-term? Many organizations are artificially focused on the short-term – this month or this quarter. Customer Experience – What would delight the customers the most? If the customers don’t care about a particular decision, you may be wasting your time.

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Long-term Short-term Influence eBook 120

Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 5, 2018

I first heard the term “servant leadership” in high school. One of my initial aversions to the term was that while it sounded nice, the connection to results was soft or overlooked entirely. In short, it puts the needs of others above the needs of self, but without sacrificing the underlying needs of the organization.

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Strategy Development Leadership Covey 120

Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The term “coaching” has been trending as a corporate buzzword for some time now. It’s not that advice is bad, it’s just that advice often short-circuits the development process in others. We’re all familiar with athletics coaches. What does it actually mean to coach someone? Coaches Ask Questions.

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Advice Short-term Active Listening Goal 241

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Perhaps you’ve heard of the professional growth tool called the Individual Development Plan (or IDP for short). I suggest considering both short-term (1-2 years) and medium-term (2-5 years) career goals. This section allows you to identify the support you need in terms of budget, time, approval, or collaboration.

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Planning Development How To Short-term 234

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. What keeps you up at night? What can you do to improve things? These would all be great topics to discuss with your mentor. Individual Development Plan.

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