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Find Your Sweet Spot

Great Leadership By Dan

Chris Edmonds: An architect had earned her degree, gained her license, and joined the AIA. Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Amazon best sellers The Culture Engine and Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard.

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Give Your Employees a Knife

Lead Change Blog

Empowerment does not mean unlimited license. Employees need guidelines, not unlimited license. As Ken Blanchard is fond of saying, it takes catching employees doing things right. My wife quickly chided, “She was also taking care of this hotel. She probably figured you’d try to cut that lemon on their wooden desk!!”.

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Are You an Accidental Soul-Sucking CEO?

Joseph Lalonde

It will lose the license to operate from key stakeholders. In his 2018 annual letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of global investment company, BlackRock, Inc., wrote: “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.

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