Uncategorized – Nathan Magnuson

12 Best Practices for Leading Effective Meetings

October 17, 2016 Organizational Effectiveness Uncategorized

“If you were a fruit, what kind would you want to be?” That was the ice-breaker that kicked off the worst meeting I’ve been a part of. It took 30 minutes for everyone to contribute. The meeting ran 25 minutes long. Not only was it a complete waste of time, by…

Becoming Excellent

Excellence is a blessing and a curse. It’s always a noble pursuit. But it can be intimidating as well. With so much information and many high profile examples of what excellence looks like, how can we contribute in a significant way? Regardless of what you aspire to do, excellence is…

Powerful Question #7

July 3, 2013 Powerful Questions Uncategorized

Dale Carnegie‘s 4th principle for becoming a friendlier person is, “become genuinely interested in other people.” Carnegie explained it like this: “I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what…