Lead Change Blog

APRIL 24, 2019

Drama-based organizations and relationships operate at a fraction of their capacity. Listen in as Nate Regier and Becky Robinson discuss the Compassion Cycle, an elegant model for balancing empathy, care, and transparency with boundaries, goals, and standards. The cost is staggering. Learn more and register here.

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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. These are the tried and true models that have shifted my thinking about leadership and help create teachable leadership moments for others.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 3, 2018

Guest post by Ken Blanchard: Most people who consider themselves servant leaders spend the majority of their time thinking about how to help their people get what they need to achieve their goals and live according to the organizational vision. It sneaks up when they least expect it and manifests itself in two ways.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 18, 2022

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ” ~ Ken Blanchard. She felt like she was slipping under the radar and needed to increase her visibility in her organization. What should she focus on, now that she’d met those goals? Having visibility ensures they know about you.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] As this year winds down, I’m preoccupied with the question of how I can be more effective next year. My historical method, and the process I’ve started for 2014, has been to create a plan – complete with goals, strategies and tactics. Leadership Development resolutions Servant Leadership'

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Today we’d like to introduce you to Eileen Hahn, a leadership consultant who partners with organizations to assist them in hiring and leading exceptional people. I love partnering with organizational leaders to enhance their business on all levels: financial, systems, customers, leadership, and employees.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2021

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 23, 2022

Effective leadership is an influence process where leaders implement everyday, commonsense approaches that help people and organizations thrive. The book covers a wide-ranging list of leadership skills certain to bring out the best in people. Are any of these on your list of simple leadership truths? How about you?

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Leading with Trust

JULY 10, 2022

Step 1 : Did I set clear goals? All good performance starts with clear goals. 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. Step 4 : Is the employee unclear on goals and expectations?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 24, 2018

If your goal was to coach an Olympic gold medal hockey team, wouldn’t you want only the best of the best players on your roster, with both precise skills and impeccable character? Connect with people at all levels in your organization every day. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 12, 2020

The Ken Blanchard Companies recently unveiled the results of their 2020 HR Learning and Talent Development Trends Survey. Over 800 Learning and Development professionals participated in the survey, comprising a wide cross-section of roles, age, and level of responsibility in organizations. Photo by Lukas on Pexels.com. Building Trust.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 22, 2022

In my line of work, I get the opportunity to interact with leaders from a wide variety of organizations from a diverse range industries, including government and non-profits. Many organizations are trying to find the model that works best for their specific needs and goals. The Great Trust Experiment. But old habits die hard.

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Leading with Trust

JULY 18, 2021

the newsletter of The Ken Blanchard Companies. I was interviewed about the opportunity to build trust as organizations develop plans to return workers to the office. Organizations were forced to extend trust to their people. So what do organizations do now? Enjoy this article that was recently published in Ignite! ,

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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. They just don’t feel or believe the organization appreciates them. That’s a win-win.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For some years, we have been taught to believe that leaders are people who have a title or position within an organization that speaks to any and all that they are a leader, such labels as manager, supervisor, vice president, and the like. Leadership is not just about power or position, it’s about relationships.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ” ~ Ken Blanchard. She felt like she was slipping under the radar and needed to increase her visibility in her organization. What should she focus on, now that she’d met those goals? Having visibility ensures they know about you.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 25, 2017

Though 95% reported that teams serve an important function in organizations, less than 24% of respondents prefer to work on teams. Most of the senior leadership teams I work with are teams in name only. They do not have a common purpose or shared values and goals. They’re not partnered with a requirement that they work together.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Launchbox365 helps companies and individuals achieve bold success through applying their expertise in cross-generational issues to help organizations bridge the gap between managers and their Gen Y workforce to increase employee engagement, productivity, innovation and profits. Here are highlights of their offerings: Chasing Relevance.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Welcome to the February 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! ” As I’ve seen in my own leadership journey, that’s often the choice that leads to new and exhilarating paths. Beth recaps, “Beth Beutler refreshes us on an important leadership skill—saying ‘no’ with grace.” Let’s Get Started.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 3, 2020

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 9, 2017

In many organizations who want and need more leaders, the actual working definition of leadership is conspicuous in its absence – there is no clarity on what success looks like. Shortly after Ken Blanchard and I published The Secret , I began to receive calls to speak. Your personality as an organization. Your goals.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2017

He has designed leadership and succession programs for emerging and experienced leaders for NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, Walsh Construction, Spanx, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the U.S. This month, Bill will be releasing his latest book, A Leadership Kick in the Ass: How to Learn from Rough Landings, Blunders, and Missteps.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JULY 22, 2013

By using vision as an excuse from driving a change vision that does not benefit the individuals in the organization – We have given her a job that is beneath her dignity …. Vision makes work meaningful and helps us see our commonalities and trust we share the same goals and values. Ken Blanchard. Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2021

Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?

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Leading with Trust

MAY 6, 2019

Yet a number of research studies have shown that humble leaders are more effective at bringing people together, marshaling resources toward a common goal, and accomplishing organizational objectives. So how can we develop humility in our leadership? The only thing they don’t seem to possess is a healthy dose of humility.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2019

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge, authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission? Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees?

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2015

But wait,” you say, “I’m not a formal leader in my organization.” In a recent post and podcast , I proposed this draft purpose of leadership : “Effective leaders set high standards for performance and values, validate efforts and contributions, and ensure cooperative interaction and performance in a trusting, respectful work environment.”

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 4, 2012

Leadership is about a journey – where you’re going and your actions along the way. Leadership behaviors include: Challenging the current way of doing things: searching for opportunities and taking risks. Management behaviors include: Goal setting. Organizing resources. Inspiring a shared vision. Planning work.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 28, 2013

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. How do you think you did?

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Ken Blanchard You'll also learn why developing effective communication and relationships across generations through mentoring can be a tremendous opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Bestselling author, Ken Blanchard, Ph.D. Blanchard coauthored the legendary, The One Minute Manager. It doesn't have to.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 12, 2017

These results occur at organizations that institute an organizational constitution (which includes your team’s servant purpose, values and behaviors, strategies, and goals). It is not common for law enforcement or fire protection organizations to get involved in this process. What type of constitution do you have?

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 24, 2017

When it comes to leadership, there are many facets that we examine and explore in our drive to learn how we can succeed in leading our team and organization. Indeed, a recent study by The Ken Blanchard Group found that more than 80% of leaders don’t listen to their employees.

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