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My #1 Productivity Tip (and 5 Others)

Nathan Magnuson

If you’re in a situation with more responsibility than than you know what to do with, let me share my number one productivity tip – and a few others that will help you manage the load. #1 1 Tip: Stop Doing Things That Don’t Matter. The #1 productivity tip is to eliminate non-critical tasks altogether.

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Get Your Idea Off the Ground

Nathan Magnuson

It’s been well over a decade since Malcolm Gladwell published his bestseller The Tipping Point. In it, he explains that it’s not the quality of the idea itself, but the quality of three key ingredients that cause the idea to tip.

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How to Get Great Feedback

Nathan Magnuson

Let’s take a closer look at seven feedback tips. Which of these tips can you use this week? But it’s not always easy to come by. So how do we get the feedback we need – either individually or corporately? Ask For It. If you don’t ask for feedback, you’ll probably still get some.

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Top 10 Posts from 2017

Nathan Magnuson

Better yet, use these tips to limit the amount of stress you let in. How do people learn to become great leaders? The answer may surprise you. Stress Test Your Leadership. If your leadership role is stressing you out, this is probably a good place to start. 5 Ways to Take the Pain Out of Giving Feedback.

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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. Also, keep in mind that an AAR shouldn’t substitute for a comprehensive program evaluation. (In In fact, an AAR only partially measures to Level 1 on the Kirkpatrick Learning Evaluation Model.). Ask the Two Key Questions. What went well?

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Top 10 Blog Highlights from 2012 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Here are some tips on how to do that. Try these 16 tips. What’s the Big Deal About Employee Engagement? - I still believe that if you give employees what they want most, they’ll give you everything they have in return. If so, ppl will follow your leadership advice! hGVa9 8 hours ago. So what's your plan?

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Resilience and the PanAm Flight 73 Hijacking - by Nathan Magnuson

Nathan Magnuson

I’ve never gone through anything that traumatic, but I could find many of the recovery tips resonating with me as I thought about how to overcome the trials that I have faced in life. Try these 16 tips. The Value of Asking "Why?". link] Loren Pinilis. Wow, that must have been a pretty incredible talk. hGVa9 8 hours ago.

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