Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Whether you’re an executive coach or a frontline manager (or have an hour to invest or five minutes), it will allow you to develop the problem-solving skills of the people you lead rather than addressing each issue yourself. This is where your active listening skills come in handy. Here’s how works.

eBook 120

eBook Active Listening Follow-up Executive Coaching 120

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Whether you’re an executive coach or a frontline manager (or have an hour to invest or five minutes), it will allow you to develop the problem-solving skills of the people you lead rather than addressing each issue yourself. This is where your active listening skills come in handy. Here’s how works.

eBook 120

eBook Active Listening Follow-up Executive Coaching 120

Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 18, 2016

In the knowledge age, employees are expected to bring certain skills and education with them. By the same token, the amount of skills employees need to remain “competent” in their role continues to expand. Gone are the days when the leader can be expected to provide the full extent of an employee’s training needs.

Self-aware 120

Self-aware Delegation eBook Construction 120

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 15, 2014

But true coaching is a set of skills. Here’s how to get it. What Coaching Leaders Do Differently. People throw around the term “coaching” like it’s the flavor of the week. How to Bounce Back from Adversity. Everyone gets knocked down. You only lose if you stay down. Here’s how to get back up.

eBook 197

eBook Charisma Follow-up Consultative 197

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 4, 2016

The sad thing was that he had the knowledge and skills to succeed. I’m challenging myself to try to learn and grow (not just my skills but also my capacity) as much in the next five years as I have in the past five – but it will require a focused learner’s mindset. It was his attitude that held back.

Leadership 120

Leadership Consensus eBook Sample 120

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

They’ve proved quite handy for many organization seeking to develop employees’ leadership skills (instead of only job skills). It could focus on a strength or skill in which you are already capable and wish to excel at. Some sectors, such as the U.S. Objectives.

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Planning Development How To Short-term 234

Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 13, 2017

Leadership skills are not innate. Train it – Having a definition is critical but insufficient alone. Can your leaders deliver on your definition? Some can, I’m sure, but training is probably required – at least for emerging leaders. Practice it – Do you give emerging leaders the opportunity to lead?

Leadership 120

Leadership Blanchard Definition Open-book 120

Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

But when someone advises us to find a coach to learn a new skill or solve problem, it’s usually in a professional context. The term “coaching” has been trending as a corporate buzzword for some time now. We’re all familiar with athletics coaches. What does it actually mean to coach someone?

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Advice Short-term Active Listening Goal 241

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Everyone has different strengths , personality styles, knowledge, skills and experiences. This doesn’t mean managing others, but simply playing a role in using their influence to create positive changes for others. Team members are the best places to begin. Leaders recognize and maximize opportunities to use theirs to benefit others. (My

eBook 199

eBook Influence Ethics Follow-up 199

Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 5, 2017

To demonstrate this point, the participants in our academy individually identified a skill they practiced to proficiency and compared it to another they gave up. Not only that, leaders are self-aware enough to know the circumstances they need in order to practice sufficiently.

Self-aware 145

Self-aware Learning-by-Doing eBook Maturity 145

Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Development experiences generally focus on non-technical professional skills that complement traditional job-specific training initiatives. If your organization has a competency model, include developmental opportunities for each competency or skill. Utilize existing organizational resources.

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Library Organization Development How To 208

Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 20, 2016

When we don’t give more initiative, unskilled employees become stunted and skilled employees start looking for opportunities elsewhere. Development levels are often different between employees – but each will grow with your support. Do you know what level of initiative you want?

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eBook Report Consultative Execution 128

Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 4, 2016

But expecting each leader to master every leadership skill every time is an impossible standard. Expectations for leaders should be high. Not only do we all make mistakes, we have different sets of strengths and weaknesses.

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Blanchard eBook Quality Learning-by-Doing 120

Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 16, 2014

The folks who are usually given the most authority are the ones who get along well with others, put the team before themselves, are good at making others look good and take an active role in developing the skills, capacity and confidence of the people around them. You Don’t Need to Wait to Become a Leader.

Leadership 201

Leadership Influence Follow-up Positioning 201

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Remember, as an designer or coordinator, your responsibility isn’t just to put on a good event, it’s to impart knowledge, skills and behavior to solve the organization’s problems. Supervisors are a great source of reinforcement, provided they’re included.

Participative 120

Participative Training Content eBook 120

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

New responsibilities mean learning the new skill of delegation, which can be very uncomfortable at first. The challenge for many leaders who have been given new responsibilities is that many became successful because of their careful management style. At the end of the day, your productivity is your responsibility.

Productivity 120

Productivity Products Tips Delegation 120

Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

Leadership skills don’t really matter without a passion behind them. This book should have a category all it’s own. It’s been called the adult version of Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and is more inspirational than anything else. This book demonstrates what true passion looks like – and how to find it.

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Books Covey Leadership Sample 160

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 6, 2014

When responsibilities come up that don’t come naturally, it’s a chance to build some compensatory skills. When non-ideal jobs come up, it’s a chance to be flexible. At the end of the day, personality assessments should be developmental. It’s up to us to use the results constructively, instead of destructively.

Human Resources 174

Human Resources Follow-up Consultative Construction 174

Nathan Magnuson

MAY 4, 2015

Remember this: when you win the heart, you get best of everything else a person brings to the table with them (hands, mind, energy, skills, etc.). It may not be realistic to deliver the final product, but many times we can do more than we think to help followers take the next step on their journey. Excel at Execution. What’s the point?

Organization 120

Organization Workshop Outsourcing eBook 120

Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 17, 2015

The rockets didn’t care if I had “special skills”). And in Iraq, there was a very real possibility that the sandbags I stacked would prevent a rocket from landing on my head at night. One of the major factors of disengagement is the inability (including by choice) to see how one’s job connects to the greater purpose.

eBook 120

eBook Project CEO Execution 120

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

I’ve said many times that you don’t need to be especially skilled or qualified to be a leader. I hope by now you’ve noticed all the incredible ways each of us has to influence not only our teams, but our organization as a whole. Just take the opportunities you already have in front of you.

Influence 120

Influence Construction Teamwork Library 120

Nathan Magnuson

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

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.

Leadership 213

Leadership Open-book Influence Training 213

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 7, 2013

He routinely shared the main stage with former presidents, world leaders, business icons, authors, and celebrities while sharing his philosophy of character, attitude, skills, and faith. Dedicated to helping others get everything they want out of life, Ziglar’s speaking career took off soon after that.

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Leadership Seminar Follow-up Newsletter 189

Nathan Magnuson

JANUARY 2, 2013

I plan on increasing my communication skills. I’ll direct message you on Twitter about guest posting. And thank you for the kind words about my site! Ours are really similar. link] Dan Black. Great question. I know it would benefit every area of my life. link] Nathan Magnuson. I hope that went well.

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Power Goal Blog Conference 162

Nathan Magnuson

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Ultimately, skill can make you leader but it’s character that will sustain you. Unfortunately, skills come much more easily than character. Think about it, would you rather have an employee who lacked skill or who lacked character? Appropriate vulnerability builds credibility rather than erodes it. Your Character.

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Leadership eBook Workshop Uncertainty 120

Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 18, 2014

Great questions develop the critical thinking skills of others. If you’re a leader, the critical thinking skills of your team will likely determine how far you go. In organizational settings however, a leader’s advice can quickly gets translated into a “direct order” with no room for further discussion.

How To 241

How To Advice Proposal Follow-up 241

Nathan Magnuson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

We have differing levels of intellect, strengths and skills. Limited Opportunities. Reaction: Excuses; comparing with others; victim mentality. Each person has a unique background. Some have had every resource at their disposal. Others had to learn the hard way. We all have different ceilings as well.

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