Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! Beth recaps, “Beth Beutler refreshes us on an important leadership skill—saying ‘no’ with grace.” Jim Thomas of Development Dimensions International (DDI) shared The Dirty Little Secret About Expat Failure. Let’s Get Started.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help you find the best resources amidst the endless maze of information, here are our top podcasts focusing on leadership strategy and development. Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

” ~ Ken Blanchard. Now that Haleigh had developed both of them, she was ready to start exerting her influence throughout her organization. Trust their skills and expertise , checking in now and then but not micromanaging. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. It’s a skill that leaders need to learn and develop to foster trust with their team. But when you ask them about the fear-based sentiments they feel throughout the day (e.g., Click here to join.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2012

Guest post by By Mark Miller , Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life: For more than a decade, I've used the metaphor of an iceberg to talk about leadership -- the 10% above the water line represents the skills of the leader and the 90% below represents their character.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 19, 2012

While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. Developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey, it’s a timeless classic. Your only dilemma will be which version to choose: Hersey or Blanchard?

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 1, 2012

Happy New Year, and welcome to the January, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival! This month's edition is a special "Best of 2011" collection of leadership development blog posts from many of our regular Carnival contributors. Reason: "This leadership development post was one of the most fun to write. We've got to change that.".

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Leading with Trust

JULY 10, 2022

That’s one of the key leadership principles Ken Blanchard and I discuss in our recent book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Although most managers agree with the importance of setting goals, many do not take the time to clearly develop goals with their team members and write them down.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2017

Shortly after Ken Blanchard and I published The Secret , I began to receive calls to speak. Self-guided Development – This is a powerful and often overlooked tool in every organization’s leadership development tool box. Skills are a prerequisite to turn aspiration into accomplishment. But that’s not all.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more. Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more. What’s below the waterline?

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This is a prime opportunity for leaders to engage team members in heartfelt, open dialogue about their growth and development goals and how the leader can partner with them in pursuit of those goals. Explore options —Lack of growth, development, and opportunity is another key driver of quiet quitting. That’s a win-win.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

One study showed that firms led by a CEO who scored high in humility developed management teams that were more likely to collaborate and make joint decisions, share information openly, and possess a shared vision. So how can we develop humility in our leadership? That doesn’t mean they let their team walk all over them.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 23, 2022

In our new book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , Ken Blanchard and I share fifty-two Simple Truths about leadership that will help leaders everywhere make commonsense leadership common practice. The book covers a wide-ranging list of leadership skills certain to bring out the best in people.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It’s a skill you can learn. Ken Blanchard calls that your “leadership point of view.” Artificial intelligence researcher Roger Schank says that we think people are wise when they’re able to do that. The Stories You Tell. Every leader should be able to tell two important stories.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 29, 2017

Ken Blanchard calls feedback the breakfast of champions, and he is right. For us to coach and develop our team members successfully, we must be able to give feedback to them. For any of us to be successful, we need feedback. I have spoken and trained on giving feedback for years. I’ve written here extensively […].

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

They create avenues for team members to learn new approaches, develop new skills, and gain confidence to put those skills into action in the workplace. They don’t allow team members’ skill sets to stagnate. They align all players to norms that enable sharing of information, skills, and support across their team.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2017

Top leadership expert Ken Blanchard calls the book “a wake-up call for leaders at every level.” Benefiting from the concepts first introduced in Bill’s bestselling books, participants come away with stronger leadership skills, improved team performance, and more career backbone.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 27, 2016

To answer, begin by identifying the knowledge, skills, and experiences you need to succeed in your leadership role. The best development plans incorporate a blend of activities, leveraging the 70/20/10 model of learning: 70% of learning is from doing. Self-assessments and development plans are great, but they are not enough.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 20, 2020

Edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell , Servant Leadership in Action , includes the personal stories from some of the most well-respected authorities on leadership: Patrick Lencioni John C. and attributed to Rick Warren, Ken Blanchard, and others: " Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less."

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Do you have faith in the talents and skills of the employees? Other companies besides Datron and the Servant Leadership Institute that have done this include Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Starbucks, Ken Blanchard Companies, Southwest Airlines, and Chick-fil-A. Think about the way you’re thinking as a management team. All are servant-led.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2015

In Collaboration Begins with You , Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley and Eunice Carew weave the tale of Dave Oakton, the head of a cross-departmental project that fails due to self-serving silos. Leaders empower these individuals by building trust and coaching competence in their job roles and networking skills.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2020

Likewise, our professional’s routine and computational tasks may find themselves automated, making room for other priorities like management, employee development and technology upskilling. This article is adapted from HUMAN/MACHINE: The Future Of Our Partnership With Machines by Daniel Newman & Olivier Blanchard.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

” ~ Ken Blanchard. Now that Haleigh had developed both of them, she was ready to start exerting her influence throughout her organization. Trust their skills and expertise , checking in now and then but not micromanaging. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 13, 2022

Leaders must be nimble, move quickly, and develop empowered teams who take ownership of their own work. In our new book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , Ken Blanchard and I argue that leadership is an inside-out proposition. Inside Out Leadership. Are you here to serve or be served?

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Leading with Trust

JULY 12, 2020

It’s a skill that must be developed and practiced over time for leaders to become comfortable navigating the complexities of organizational change. Address people’s concerns – Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Some leaders focus on interpersonal relationships and skills to build trust, others on vision or chartering, and others on performance goals and workflow. Some concentrate on selection and building diverse skills, while others are participants, watching as the team dynamics unfold. Step 3: Stages of Team Development.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

The most effective managers vary their styles depending on the employee’s knowledge and skills, the nature of the task, time constraints, and other factors. The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. The Three Ds.

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CoachStation

MARCH 22, 2019

Delegating work and tasks to your team members is one of the most necessary and important skills of leadership. However, there are several things you can do to develop this skill. Effective leaders who climb the corporate ladder are skilled at delegating and developing people. (1). Third is to address projects. (4).

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As our friend Ken Blanchard has said, “Leadership isn’t something we do to people but with people.” When members of the team accept that they are leaders based on their skills, expertise and experience, regardless of title, then everyone is starting from the same admission: I am a leader. with a resounding, “Yes!”.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 21, 2015

By Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson In 1982, a book was published that helped create a category of business books. Yes, there were business books before that, but The One Minute Manager helped make them cool, interesting, and worthy of discussion at dinner parties.

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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 4, 2016

Blanchard & Miller’s SERVE Model alone lists five of them (see & shape the future, engage & develop others, reinvent continuously, value results & relationships and embody the values) – and there are many models out there. ” Develop Your Own. Expectations for leaders should be high.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 25, 2016

In today’s episode, I’m talking with Susan Fowler, who is the author of various by-lined articles, peer-reviewed research, and six books, including the bestselling Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager with Ken Blanchard.

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CoachStation

OCTOBER 23, 2015

To genuinely succeed in business, leaders must know their role, continuously develop their skills and be constantly supported to achieve the best they can as a leader and employee. Finding your own development pathway takes ownership, effort and clarity. However, it is not something you need to do on your own.

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QAspire

JANUARY 8, 2014

She is also the co-author, with Ken Blanchard, of an international bestseller “ Full Steam Ahead: Unleash the Power of Vision ”. The 12 Skills of Brilliant Team Members. Here are 3 posts and snippets that I enjoyed reading so far, and you will too: Executives can’t do it alone, and must be masters of developing people.

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QAspire

MAY 25, 2014

One of the skills that Google looks for before hiring is “Emergent Leadership”. My fellow guest was Jesse Lyn Stoner , who is a business leader, executive coach and co-author with Ken Blanchard of International best seller “ Full Steam Ahead: Unleash the Power of Vision ”. Leadership is not just a position. Sometimes, out of our will.

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Nathan Magnuson

MAY 16, 2016

Several years later I finally landed my first job in leadership development. One of the things I’ve learned over the years is everyone has leadership development opportunities. The Secret by Ken Blanchard & Mark Miller. Leadership skills don’t really matter without a passion behind them.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Building trust is a skill you can learn and develop, it’s not something that just happens automatically. Unhealthy competition creates a scarcity mentality and perceptions of mistrust among team members, whereas collaboration encourages people to develop trust and reliance on each other to accomplish goals as a collective unit.

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