Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [link] Last week, I had the opportunity to be with John Maxwell at an event to raise money to train leaders around the world. He teamed up with Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager to write The Secret : What Great Leaders Know and Do. It was an outstanding experience.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

It’s not always logical and we have to train ourselves to react in more thoughtful ways, but it’s a reality of the human condition. 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. Well, it’s fear.

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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. Engagement 2.0: Perhaps they''re comfortable with the way things are. Perhaps they feel threatened. Perhaps they think the new way won''t work.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For my new book, The CEO’s Secret Weapon: How Great Leaders and Their Assistants Maximize Productivity and Effectiveness, I interviewed the world’s #1 leadership thinker, Marshall Goldsmith and management guru Ken Blanchard, who expressed a deep appreciation for the value executive assistants bring to the lives of time-constrained executives.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 23, 2020

Ken Blanchard and his team have long taught on the dynamics of change. I asked myself if I had been consistent with my leadership and training—or did I see some improvement and decide to ease off? Other odd behaviors started happening, including rebelliously lingering when I would say, “Here.”. What on earth was going on with him?

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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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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 25, 2019

Management guru Ken Blanchard is spot on when he writes……“It takes a whole team of people to create a great company but just one lousy leader to take the whole business down the pan.” Poor leaders start ra ra’ing to their employees, which may work with some of your workforce, but your elite producers can see right through it.

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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. 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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Leading with Trust

JULY 12, 2020

Address people’s concerns – Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Will there be new training involved? Share information liberally – Ken Blanchard is fond of saying, “People without information cannot act responsibly. What do I do first?

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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. Your responsibility is to help them accomplish their goals through training, feedback, listening, and communication. Here are a few sample questions: Do you have confidence in my leadership/management abilities? If you’re not sure, ask them.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 4, 2017

At the beginning of spring training, Rick would ask his pitchers, “What’s your goal?” 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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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. People who plan the battle rarely battle the plan.” ~ Simple Truth #22 Simple Truths of Leadership, by Ken Blanchard & Randy Conley 3. Training opportunities? Higher compensation?

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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. 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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Nathan Magnuson

APRIL 4, 2016

Not only are employers finding it tricky to find qualified help, management & executive roles have become increasingly difficult to fill. You’ve probably worked with a leader who excelled at project management but lacked empathy – or maybe the other way around. ” You’re not alone. Anticipate imperfection.

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CoachStation

MARCH 22, 2019

It also remains one of the most challenging for many new and experienced managers. In order to free up space to be more strategic, have a greater impact, be more efficient, and achieve work/life balance, delegating appropriate tasks to others is necessary and even required for managers today. Many managers struggle with this.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 1, 2013

Ken Blanchard (@ KenBlanchard ). Long-time leadership great, Ken Blanchard continues share his wisdom with us across many channels. Twitter Profile : Speaker, Business Guru, and Author of over 50 books, including The One Minute Manager. Called to encourage and equip leaders around the world. Read my blog at howwelead.org.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

According to authors Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , when a leader does not create a climate of trust, people: Question decisions Have moral problems Fail to participate fully Avoid taking creative risks, and ultimately leave the organization And, when employees do these things, the authors explain that the organization is deeply and measurably impacted (..)

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The ultimate goal of the leader is getting the team to be self-managing. These challenges or stretching goals could be new projects, continued training, skill building and/or self or team development endeavors. This is when it is most efficient and effective. Step 5: Strategies for Higher Performance. We hope you can join them.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

So, you submit and actively engage with a regimen of training and coaching designed to help you develop. Complete the training and secure frequent check-ins with leaders and colleagues to demonstrate your burgeoning knowledge, experience and skill. 1 Hersey P, Blanchard KH, Johnson DE. Management of Organizational Behavior.

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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. Leadership blanchard hersey situational theory' Useful Lies. Path-Goal Theory. Leader-Member Exchange Theory. Transformational/Transactional Leadership Theory. Servant Leadership Theory.

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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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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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leaderCommunicator

MARCH 6, 2015

Getting the Most from Your One-on-One Conversations: 6 Tips for Managers and Team Members By John Hester, LeaderChat “ A survey conducted by Training magazine and The Ken Blanchard Companies found that 89 percent of those polled want to meet with their manager at least monthly, and 44 percent want to meet weekly.

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QAspire

APRIL 1, 2012

This month, we again have a great line up of posts on leadership, management and talent development. So here they go, in no particular order: Dan McCarthy guides us on How to Discuss a Problem with Your Manager. In this post, he explains why it’s important to be able to address a problem with your manager and how to do it.

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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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Mark Sanborn

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My friend Charlie “Tremendous” Jones had a huge influence on my life (and I wrote about him in Servant Leadership by Ken Blanchard et al). I once met a manager who made it a practice at the end of the day to personally tell each team member they’d made a difference. . 4. His faith compelled him to live and give large.

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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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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

David summarizes, “Whether you are a team leader, a mid-manager, or even the President, CEO, or Executive Director there will be times in your career where you are asked to meet goals that you did not speak into or, in some cases, even disagree with. Thom Pirone of Stronghold Training shared Thoughts on the Death of a Leader.

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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. Instead of punishing mistakes and diminishing training opportunities—they need to build competence. 3 Needs of Motivation. Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership. How did it make you feel?

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Why, with Ken Blanchard, John C. Most managers (people in leadership positions) really don’t read books about leadership. Most managers (people in leadership positions) really don’t read books about leadership. Most managers (and people) have no idea how they come across to others. This question from Kathy L.: “Why,

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

As a recognized discipline, change management has been in existence for over half a century. Given this evidence, is it possible that everything we know about change management is wrong and that we need to go back to the drawing board? Obviously, not every company lets its managers off the hook in this way.

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Leading with Trust

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

” That was the question I received in a recent training class I conducted, and unfortunately, it’s a common one. By the way, organizational politics is really just “relationship management.” Choose your playground. Remember what it was like as a kid playing on the playground at school or at the park?

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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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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Management vs. Leadership Difference 8:20 30:42. It does not require the approval of your manager or CEO, and servant-leadership is within us and it’s about who we want to be and how we want to try to relate to other people. Like you said, we’re all servant-leaders in training. Larry's work at Gonzaga Gonzaga 32:08.

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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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