Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Relationomics : Business Powered by Relationships Dr. Randy Ross with a Foreword by Ken Blanchard. Dignan says you can’t fix a team, department, or organization by tinkering around the edges. Brave New Work : Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization? Aaron Dignan. Seth Godin says, “This is the management book of the year.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

That personal focus and practice were defined beautifully in the seminal book by Ken Blanchard and Jesse Lyn Stoner , entitled Full Steam Ahead: Unleashing the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life. Without vision, you can’t get on the same team. What I write about here is the vision that is aligned with your leadership.

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Leading with Trust

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Teams are everywhere. Our organizations are made up of teams in all forms—project teams, work groups, executive, and leadership teams. Teams are not just a nice-to-have perk; they’re a major strategy for getting work done. Fast-paced, agile work environments require teams to operate virtually around the globe.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 6, 2016

He or she is operating on values--they may be different than yours or mine, but they are values nonetheless. A couple of my bosses used values clarification in our work teams. After a 15-year career leading successful teams, Chris founded his consulting company, The Purposeful Culture Group, in 1990.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

Mark Miller began writing over decade ago when he teamed up with Ken Blanchard on The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Mark started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member back in 1977. He has since authored or coauthored seven bestselling titles. He also sells chicken.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 2, 2012

The Secret , a book I co-authored with Ken Blanchard, outlines what we believe great leaders do -- the skills part of the picture. During his career he has served in corporate communications, restaurant operations, quality and customer satisfaction, and numerous other leadership positions.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2018

Editors Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell have collected some good essays on the subject. Ken Blanchard begins by telling us that some people think you can’t lead and serve at the same time. They communicate to their teams the goals and values that form their culture so that everyone stays in focus.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, this podcast provides actionable strategies for personal and professional development, team building, and inspiring others, all rooted in Maxwell’s proven leadership philosophies.

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Leading with Trust

MAY 22, 2022

Hybrid work means team members work from both the office and remotely. Some organizations employ a formal schedule that requires employees to be in the office certain days of the week, while others leave it to the discretion of the team member to be in the office as needed, usually for key meetings or events. So, I’m calling B.S.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Our understanding of our team environment is “OK.” They used a variety of activities to stay connected to what was really happening with their team. They knew which team members were putting in the time and effort to move the organization forward and to serve customers effectively. They knew which team members were not.

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Engaging Leader

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Ten years ago, he and his team set out to develop a clear process for identifying potential leaders. Mark Miller started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member back in 1977. Mark Miller is Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness at Chick-fil-A.

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Tim Milburn

MARCH 7, 2012

The good news: creating new, value-added ideas is what teams do best. However, creativity in a team environment is not automatic. There are some things that leaders can do to increase the creative output of their team. Schedule time to conduct training for your team. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Author Bio.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 9, 2015

In his own words… I began writing over decade ago when I was fortunate to team up with Ken Blanchard on my first book, The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do. Since then, I’ve released The Secret of Teams, The Heart of… Read More Mark Miller on “the leadership game”: An interview by Bob Morris.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Ask twenty people the difference between a team and partnership and you will likely get as many answers. But, what if a collection of people with complimentary talents focused on an innovation goal actually worked better as a high performance partnership, not as a team? Reading Collective Genius , The Innovators , Creativity, Inc.

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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 ”. Over to the posts from Jesse that I enjoyed reading: Why Good Teams Make Bad Decisions. The 12 Skills of Brilliant Team Members. The Six Benchmarks of High Performance Teams.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 20, 2020

In the case of the machine operator, manual labor and routine tasks are most likely to be automated, while management, team-building, employee training and production supervision may now find themselves moved into priority roles. Smart, agile companies know how to unlock their own parts and move them around at will. They are modular.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

I recently spoke with Olivier Blanchard, one of the co-authors. ” -Olivier Blanchard. Jobs most at risk: machine operators and assemblers, clerical workers, elementary occupations, crafts and related trades. “The best partner for an increasingly better machine is an increasingly better human.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Defining Leadership Let’s begin with an operating definition of leadership. Other management theorists such as Ken Blanchard focus on leadership as enabling the full potential of subordinates/peers to be contributed to an organization. In short, understand the true condition of your management team and workforce.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 24, 2016

The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard ​ This is one of the top business audiobooks of all time from the world renowned Ken Blanchard. Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard Another audiobook from Mr. Blanchard. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni 22. Enjoy these top leadership audiobooks!

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Tim Milburn

JANUARY 19, 2012

Leadership Matters – Team sports require leadership. Business, ministry, government and academia are all TEAM SPORTS. Passion Matters – The intensity of the team is always a reflection of their leadership. Passion Matters – The intensity of the team is always a reflection of their leadership.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

If retail operations can more reliably keep their discretionary relationships with people who have to pay for that relationship than we can with our employees, who earn their livelihood with us, we need to take a serious look at how we’re creating the environment for those relationships. Up, up, up the org chart this accountability goes.

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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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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

He began his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977. Since that time, he has provided leadership for Corporate Communications, Field Operations, and Quality and Customer Satisfaction, and today [.]. Mark Miller is a business leader, best-selling author and communicator.

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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. Leadership Tip: Instead of punishing mistakes, ask your team: What did you learn today? 3 Needs of Motivation. Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 16, 2012

Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2011) How and why leadership is about the growth and positive change that almost anyone can bring about while working with others All organizations need effective leadership at all levels and in all areas of their operations. [.].

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

Lead by example and let people know that you don''t operate in silos. Instead, you pitch in when needed and you share your wins - and losses - as a team. But if you want to create a more collaborative culture in your organization, decide what’s fair and what’s off-limits and communicate it clearly. Share information appropriately.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 13, 2009

And, while on this topic, the leader must also: Be Clear about Performance Goals and Expected Accomplishments Ken Blanchard has some ideas about maximizing individual performance. Here’s a video of Mr Blanchard explaining his philosophy. In other words we operate on the principle that equity means treating everyone in the same way.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Yet, there are many more growth areas that can be learned and practiced as a leader through focused, individual time spent with each team member. Your willingness to learn how to conduct one-on-ones effectively will have a direct impact on your team and your results. What do I say to my team? The opposite is just as true.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 8, 2023

This article will provide an overview of the primary research that forms the foundation of the Situational Leadership ® framework, as well as a brief synopsis of the collaboration that took place between Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard in its development. This democratic mode of leadership sought to unleash the intrinsic power of teams.

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