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Change Your Habits

Great Leadership By Dan

Goal Alignment – Once strategic clarity is reached, leaders must constantly assess the degree to which projects, goals, tasks are aligned to your organization’s declared strategy. Also, leaders must ensure that all staff proactively commit to their performance and values goals.

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5 Commonsense but Uncommon Practices of Successful Leaders

Leading with Trust

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. It’s hard for people to feel good about themselves if they are constantly falling short of their goals.

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Ditch Lofty Outcome Goals and “Hit the Glove!”

Leading Blog

We may feel exhilarated when we set a big goal, but that soon gives way to anxiety. While we all want to get better, lofty goals don’t always help. There is a way to set goals and achieve them. He did it by getting his pitchers to scale back their goals from lofty to bite-sized, from outcome to process.

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One Minute Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

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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Eat That Frog!

Lead Change Blog

But when you delay dealing with your frog—tackling your most challenging task, but one that can have a great positive impact on your life—you put success on hold. Successful people don’t try to do everything. Susan shares how we can all achieve optimal motivation to accomplish the goals we set for ourselves.

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The Servant Leader vs. the Human Ego

Great Leadership By Dan

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. Does this love for your kids completely depend on their success?”

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How To Find And Work With A Mentor

Eric Jacobson

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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