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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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Ken Blanchard and I hold that belief and we’ve seen it proven throughout our careers. Once the vision and direction are clear, the leader’s role shifts to service—helping people accomplish the agreed-upon goals. Your responsibility is to help them accomplish their goals through training, feedback, listening, and communication.

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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. Managing change. When I conduct training sessions and ask participants to describe their ‘best boss’ to me, they frequently mention their best boss was a great listener. Building Trust.

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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. Your goals. Formal training – A simple scope and sequence can be created to ensure EVERY leader in your organization speaks the same leadership language. So, why not skip formal training and do everything in mentoring relationships?

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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. A complete charter includes a clear purpose, values, norms and the key initiatives with specific goals and roles people must play to reach them. It is the same for builders of teams.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 1, 2012

Reason: " A terrific discussion in the comments on whether we should continue to compare management and leadership". Reason: "I like this post because I find that too many managers don't stop and give thought to the difference between rewards, i.e., carrots and acknowledgement. What a way to start the New Year - I hope you enjoy!

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

David Dye of Trailblaze submitted 9 Ways to Motivate Employees When You Don’t Set the Goals. John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog shared Cater to Customers’ Desires to Achieve Customer Delight. In this post Mary Ila looks at how we should step outside our goal comfort zones to achieve peak performance in 2017.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In the time since its inception, situational leadership II has become a standard model for use in training managers and leaders. Path-Goal Theory. Leadership blanchard hersey situational theory' Useful Lies. Trait Theory. Skills Theory. Style Theory. Contingency Theory. Situational Leadership Theory.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Ken Blanchard likes to say that selfless leaders don’t think less of themselves, they just think about themselves less. Avoid conflict – Successful leaders know how to effectively manage conflict in their teams. Good leaders learn how to diagnose the situation at hand and use the appropriate conflict management style.

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CoachStation

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Training in itself is one source of development, however this learning must be supported and reinforced in practice based on individual situations, needs, understanding and capability. Ongoing support ‘makes the learning real’ within the work environment, reinforcing the content and context provided during training.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

They have to go to the trainings, and then report up line to their managers annually to account for why that needle hasn’t budged. Your company has no positive values : Without positive values, your people will require micro-management and consistent course correction. Their supervisors are doing the same.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

She’s an expert in motivation, a bestselling author, and a senior consulting partner for The Ken Blanchard Companies. She outlines how to rid yourself of failed motivational tactics and shares ways to go beyond discipline, willpower, and goal setting. Do I feel the goal or situation was imposed on me? 3 Needs of Motivation.

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Leading with Trust

JUNE 12, 2022

Many managers strive to be one. But being a first-time manager requires a whole new set of skills —for example, emotional intelligence—that are more important than technical expertise. Many managers either haven’t had the opportunity to develop these skills, are resistant to doing so, or don’t have an interest in them.

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Leading with Trust

MARCH 20, 2022

Brock is a Channel Partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, an executive leadership coach, servant leader, and a man of integrity. HIRE FOR CHARACTER, TRAIN FOR COMPETENCE,” I have said it a thousand times. Early in my career, I took such training from that very person who modelled good character for me and eventually became a mentor.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Few managers and leaders are conducting useful one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and productive. Two of the most important, yet under-rated skills for managers and leaders are listening and questioning. It is too easy to get caught up in the operational and tactical aspects of management.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

“You want to have specific, concrete goals to shoot for, including revenue targets and [desired] social impact.” Your goal, adds Gulati, is to make the case: “This side project is a form of learning that helps me do my day job.” Is it a large, scalable company? Is it a small company? ” Save money.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 16, 2010

Feedback is the breakfast of Champions” or so says Ken Blanchard. Often too, the experiences we have around performance management time can bring on an allergic reaction to feedback because, despite good intention, it is often delivered badly and received equally badly…a breakfast of champions complete with sour milk.

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