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Top 10 Posts from 2013

Nathan Magnuson

2013 featured a Leadership Profiles series and Powerful Questions series in addition to everyday leadership content. Here are the top 10 posts from 2013. But What If I Can’t Delegate? Just when we think we have delegation down, things fall apart. Visitors stopped by from nearly every country. They don’t.

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Employee Empowerment: A Key Force in Leadership

Lead on Purpose

This disenchantment is painfully clear in the Gallup 2013 State of the American Workplace survey. While this increase in work is often counteracted by increased pay and better hours, many managers continue taking on responsibilities rather than delegating them to workers, leading to gridlock. How to Properly Empower Employees.

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5 Must-Read Books For Business Leaders For Summer 2013

Eric Jacobson

It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot''s more. Reilly, this is the book for brushing up on your leadership skills, or learning what to do in your new leadership role.

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How to Decide Which Tasks to Delegate

Harvard Business Review

When I reach Peak Ping — a sense that I don’t have room for yet another request without sacrificing my sanity or my strategic projects — I take a moment to focus on what matters most, and remind myself that I don’t have to fly solo in my day-to-day work. The skill is learning how to delegate.

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The Value of Asking ?Why?? | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

Success is derived from purpose, no matter how large or small the project or idea. It’s easy to just add on and add on things to do and projects to complete. Delegation (1). © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Asking Why Defines Success. People want to win. link] Loren Pinilis.

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How to Complete an Individual Development Plan | Thoughts for the.

Nathan Magnuson

Some examples from all three could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book.

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How to Build a Development Library for Your Organization.

Nathan Magnuson

Examples could include leading a new project, supporting a project on another team (or a joint team), doing a rotational assignment, attending a seminar, joining a professional association or networking group, completing a new certification, becoming a board member for a non-profit in your industry, or reading a book. Delegation (1).

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