growth – Nathan Magnuson

5 Questions You MUST Ask Your Young Professionals if You Want to Engage Them

What’s the quality of your conversations with your young professionals? More specifically, what questions are you asking them? In my new book Stand Out!, I share that young professionals today are the leaders of tomorrow. The reason is a matter of simple mathematics. When the Baby Boomers retire, there won’t…

The Person on the Other End of Your Leadership

November 6, 2017 Character decision-making Leadership Personal Effectiveness Values

What comes to mind when you think about leadership responsibility? Taking charge? Casting vision? Setting strategy? Getting results? Every time I get to ask this question in a workshop setting, the list gets long very quickly. Let’s make it more personal with this sobering question: are the people you lead…

Mentoring 101

January 21, 2013 Human Resources Leadership Learning Networking Personal Effectiveness

It’s said that King Solomon was the wisest man who ever walked the earth. From the stories it seems his leadership ability was pretty astonishing as well. Imagine what it would have been like to spend an hour with him. What questions would you ask? What problems would you want…

How to Choose Which Leadership Book to Read Next

August 29, 2012 Leadership Learning Personal Effectiveness Reading

In my previous posts, I explained why reading is crucial to growth and development and listed my favorite leadership books – the ones that inspire me or provided the most insight. But choosing the right book to read next can be tricky sometimes, especially given there are literally hundreds of…