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Don’t Tolerate Dysfunctional Teams

Great Leadership By Dan

A 2009 study of New Zealand businesses found that one unproductive team can cost a company $ 140,000 a year. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995. I believe many of us have been blessed to have served on a productive and effective team at least once in our lives.

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The Secret: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2009) The power and privilege of leadership as service to those entrusted to one’s care In this second edition of a book first published in 2004, Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller make skillful use of the business narrative when offering [.].

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Lead on Purpose

2 Responses davidburkus , on July 19, 2010 at 1:57 pm said: The quote comes from Ken Blanchard, and he is dead on. Filed under: Leadership Tagged: | champions , feedback , listening , process , success « Book Review: Here Comes Everybody Commitment » Like Be the first to like this post.

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It’s Time to Abolish the 70% Change Failure Rate Statistic

Change Starts Here

In my own digging into this topic, I’ve found experts like Ken Blanchard and Daryl Conner also referenced their own research and estimates that 70% of change initiatives fail, without citing specific evidence. A few of these corporate change efforts have been very successful. A few have been utter failures.

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Gurus - Are They Worth the Price of Admission?

Building Personal Strength

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Demotivation: how to make your life as a leader more challenging

Roundtable Talk

Share this: This entry was posted in Leadership , Motivation , Communication and tagged Ken Blanchard , demotivation , One Minute Manager , setting expectations. Setting clear expectations and then rewarding them consistently is a crucial tool for leaders. So… who are you going to catch doing something right today? Happy leading!

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Leadership Style – Part I | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← The Leadership Relationship Shift Leadership Style Part II – Command & Control → February 4, 2009 · 2:20 am ↓ Jump to Comments Leadership Style – Part I What’s your leadership style? Well, that’s a big question.