Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

They will question their motives, drag their feet, or actively work against the change. Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Ken Blanchard is fond of saying, “People without information cannot act responsibly. Address people’s concerns.

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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. They are seen as “do-nothing” managers. The antidote for false pride is humility.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

“Retired in position” refers to an unengaged employee, a term which I first heard used by Ken Blanchard. Is there a function they would like to learn, such as project management? It’s been my experience that the employee will be more productive because of their renewed motivation to come into work. Does this sound familiar?

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

The Situational Leadership Theory Model— developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard describes four leadership styles. Using the right leadership style, helps people make the required changes and become more effective. The directing style is appropriate when people lack the required ability and motivation to make the required change.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 5, 2015

Today we congratulate Instigator Ken Blanchard and his co-author, Spencer Johnson, on the launch of their book, The New One Minute Manager. One Minute Goals are the first of the book’s three secrets to One Minute Management. The second secret to One Minute Management is the ability to dispense One Minute Praisings.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 6, 2016

The Lead Change Group is grateful to Randy Conley of Leading With Trust and The Ken Blanchard Companies for hosting the June 2016 Leadership Development Carnival. ” Please visit the full carnival post here to read posts about motivation, leadership lessons, coaching, preventing burnout, and more. .”

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 28, 2014

The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager. They are ideal for leaders and managers of all types of small to large businesses and organizations. Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager?” o Giving a book about management first.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to a recent survey , 33 percent of managers lead with fear. As the study’s authors point out, if you were to ask a manager if they lead with fear, most will say no. Ken Blanchard and I address this topic in our book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Well, it’s fear.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 23, 2015

You learned it in Leadership 101: goal setting is the most powerful motivational tool in a leader’s toolkit. Read a guest post from management and leadership guru Ken Blanchard, author of the One Minute Manager over at About.com Management and Leadership: The Power of One Minute Goal Setting.

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leaderCommunicator

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Motivation Isn''t Enough By Tim Houlihan, Training magazine It''s no secret that to maximize results you have to drive focus, support personal goal setting, and facilitate emotional commitment. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you. Engagement 2.0: Perhaps they feel threatened.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles. Blanchard LeaderChat Perfect for those seeking diverse, expert insights into leadership and team management from seasoned professionals.

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Leading with Trust

JULY 10, 2022

Because the process feels uncomfortable and managers don’t have a plan to follow, they either do a poor job at addressing underperformance or they just don’t do it all. Managers can confidently and successfully deal with underperforming employees by following an eight-step plan. Step 8 : Is it a lack of motivation?

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” - Ken Blanchard Yes, feedback can be motivational and developmental. Read my latest post over at About.com Management and Leadership for 12 positive and negative examples of how to provide employee feedback. But it can also be a cold, harsh slap in the face.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. Maxwell · Kenneth H.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 15, 2021

It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 1, 2021

It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Leading with Trust

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

That’s simple truth #46 in my book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , co-written with Ken Blanchard. In the world of motivation theory, it’s commonly accepted that humans have three core psychological needs: autonomy, relatedness, and competence. In reality, they resist being controlled.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 20, 2020

It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Leading with Trust

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Rather than viewing Quiet Quitting as a challenge that must be managed, I encourage leaders to look at it as an opportunity to be seized. However, it’s important to uncover the motivation behind that thinking. Workers are fundamentally reassessing the role work plays in their lives and that’s showing up in this wave of Quiet Quitting.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 17, 2014

” If you’ve ever worked for a boss who managed to find fault in every little job you’ve done, you know how demoralizing it can be. One of the big mistakes we can make as leaders is to assume we know what motivates other people. Here’s the method Ken Blanchard recommends in his book Whale Done!

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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. The most persistent barrier to being a servant leader is a heart motivated by self-interest. The shift from self-serving leadership to leadership that serves others is motivated by a change of heart. Making Common Sense Common Practice.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 26, 2019

A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Eighteen months ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To a New Manager ?” Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. That question generated 603 comments and 690 recommendations.

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Leading with Trust

JULY 12, 2020

They will question their motives, drag their feet, or actively work against the change. Address people’s concerns – Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. The one must-have ingredient of successful change efforts is trust.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

We think that since ‘we’re management now,’ we need to interact more with upper management so they can see how brightly our star shines. If so, use the 7 C’s of leadership to be inclusive, kind, innovative, and manage with your head and lead with your heart.” More on the Leadership-Management Debate.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 5, 2018

A curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. 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.

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Leading with Trust

APRIL 18, 2023

Productivity Paranoia ” has taken hold in a large number of organizations as leaders struggle to adjust to new ways of managing remote workers. Examine Your Motives —Be brutally honest with yourself. From the employee perspective, will it result in more manageable workloads? Is it truly a concern over their productivity?

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leaderCommunicator

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Building A Leadership & Management Must By Irene Becker, Switch & Shift “The importance of meaningful work to your success and the success of your people cannot be minimized…”. 3 Ways to be an Effective Self-Leader By Ken Blanchard, Fast Company “It''s hard to lead others if you don''t know how to lead yourself. David Grossman.

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LDRLB

AUGUST 11, 2010

To be more specific, I believe that the front-line is about management and situational leadership is about how to manage , not necessarily lead, teams with diverse backgrounds (Hersey and Blanchard, 1972). In addition, managers should respond different to each individual, since maturity levels are different.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 18, 2016

Wally Bock of Three Star Leadership advises that it doesn’t take much to stay interested, motivated, and growing, but it won’t happen by accident. In advance of our new book, David recently spent time with a group of accomplished managers to share their one most valuable piece of leadership advice. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2017

Many sales organizations try to motivate their sales forces with talk of raising the bar and hitting even bigger numbers. He serves as a Vice President at The Ken Blanchard Companies, a premier leadership training and coaching company. He also graduated from the Advanced Business Management Program at Kellogg School of Management.

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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. At WD-40 Company, we know that having a purpose is highly motivating. Purpose motivates people to feel part of something where they believe that they are making a difference. Don’t you think?

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This is where the second question of assessing Performance Readiness ® comes into play, “Are you confident, committed and/or motivated?” It was William James of Harvard who uncovered that if motivation is low, an employee’s performance will suffer as much as if ability were low.” 1 Hersey P, Blanchard KH, Johnson DE.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

I recently spoke with Olivier Blanchard, one of the co-authors. ” -Olivier Blanchard. If we manage the growth of smart automation properly, and plan for it adequately, it can be relatively painless. meaning that they can already perform key business management functions. Machines can prepare meals now.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

This journey of sharing my writings and insights on leadership over these past five years has lead to the achievement of another very special milestone this month – that of being invited to speak this Wednesday at the Management Grand Rounds at Boston’s Children’s Hospital , an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

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