alignment – Nathan Magnuson

One Critical Component to Leading Change

I had two separate experiences with leading change recently that demonstrate one critical aspect that is often the difference between success and failure. Let me share the two scenarios – see if you can guess what it is. Of course, I’ll share it as well. Scenario #1: Recently I was…

The Problem with Good Ideas

February 11, 2013 Leadership Organizational Effectiveness Strategic Thinking

Are good ideas ruining the effectiveness of your team or organization? Yes, you read that correctly. Are good ideas keeping you from winning? At a time when creativity and innovation are at a premium, good ideas are actually more threatening than ever. As organizational leaders, we tend to worship good…

The Value of Asking “Why?”

December 17, 2012 Inspiration Leadership Organizational Effectiveness Personal Effectiveness Questions

Why? It’s one of my all-time favorite questions. I’m told I asked my parents, “why?” over and over again as a kid and apparently I’ve never grown out of it. There’s no quicker way to cut to the heart of what’s most important, which is one of the greatest responsibilities…

Core Values as Habits

September 3, 2012 Core Values Leadership Personal Effectiveness

It was years ago that the late Green Bay Packers football coach echoed these words as part of his famous “What It Takes to be Number One” speech: “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while; you don’t do…