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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. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995.

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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.

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Top Quotes from the Art of Management 2010 | RoundtableTalk

Roundtable Talk

Overall though, this event was a vast improvement over the recycled ideas of Covey, Blanchard, Peters et al. A stark comparison to Michael Eisner who praised micro management and working inside boxes which left me a little cold. Nothing wrong with management classics, but what worked in 1970 just isn’t working today.

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DoubleDay’s Press Release for Greater Than Yourself (Go Ahead…Pass it Along!)

Steve Farber

On-sale: March 3, 2009. It’s a wonderful message wrapped in a highly entertaining, well-written story.&# – Ken Blanchard , coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level. On-sale: March 3, 2009. IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Contact: Chastity Lovely. 212-782-9868. clovely@randomhouse.com. Steve Farber.

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The Dreaded Performance Review | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

And I think we hate it because although it starts out with noble intentions it tends to degenerate into an exercise without meaning. And, while on this topic, the leader must also: Be Clear about Performance Goals and Expected Accomplishments Ken Blanchard has some ideas about maximizing individual performance. I think he’s right.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

I know that that was one of the ways that I came into learning about servant-leadership though the characteristics of servant-leadership, which you extracted from Robert Greenleaf’s writings and, and that’s helped me grow, personally, in my career. Like you said, we’re all servant-leaders in training.

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