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Powerful Question #1 | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

January 2, 2013. Professionally, I have a goal to post fresh content on this site each week in 2013, and also to make some aesthetic upgrades. Personal…lose 52lbs in 2013, one per week. A personal goal is to get our (family) finances in order. Thanks for sharing, Nathan, and have a great 2013! Mentoring 101.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

Research by Gallup, as reported in The State of the American Workplace in 2013, discovered that roughly 70% of workers were disengaged. Some may be engineers, marketers, finance directors, or salespersons. self-directed learning activities, practical application opportunities, 1:1 leadership coaching, and mentoring by senior leaders.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. All graduates of the program were assigned mentors from their specific functional area.

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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

This programme which moved me through all major departments (Engineering, Finance, Supply, Vehicle Assembly, IS&T etc.) Gordon Berridge: Did you have a mentor at Rio Tinto, if so, how important was that person to you and your development? I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career.

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Where There’s No Margin for Toxic Leadership

Harvard Business Review

The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. By 2013, the CEO, his business partner and an early private equity investor received an offer to sell some of their shares to a large company. Consider the case of a $30 million manufacturer. Back in 2001, it was growing rapidly.

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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets

Harvard Business Review

It focuses on bring top US MBAs into the most successful, vibrant companies in Africa for up to 6 months of work and mentoring by senior African executives. Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya. Other programs are already up and running, putting MBAs to work in frontier markets.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

I’m talking about the superconsumers who are inside your organization, working at every level: the fashionista who works in the mail room at the headquarters of an apparel company, or the finance manager who works for a pork brand and who eats three pounds of bacon in any given week. They will benefit the most from being mentored.