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The Secret Key to Maximizing Your Productivity

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Learning how to work with him or her effectively is the real key to maximizing your productivity. Today’s post is by Jan Jones, author of The CEO’s Secret Weapon ( CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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The Serving Leader

Lead Change Blog

As this happens, measurable improvements in employee engagement and customer satisfaction occur, leading to greater productivity and profitability. Best-selling author and leadership expert Ken Blanchard called the book “the most practical guide available to implementing servant leadership in your life and work.”.

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Great Leaders Grow. Guest Post By Author Ken Blanchard

Eric Jacobson

On Monday, February 26, Ken Blanchard's and Mark Miller's book, Great Leaders Grow , hits the brick and mortar and online bookstores. In honor of the book release I welcome guest blogger Ken Blanchard. If you are getting the right response consistently -- high productivity and morale -- then you're doing just fine.

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6 Ways to Build Trust During Organizational Change

Lead Change Blog

The exponential growth of technology has enabled new products, services, and businesses to rise to prominence in short order, and has caused others to become obsolete just as quickly. Research from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that people have predictable stages of concern when faced with a change. Address people’s concerns.

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Conflict Without Casualties

Lead Change Blog

Drama costs the US workforce over $350 billion per year in lost productivity, absenteeism, passive-aggressive behavior, and wasted energy. She teaches at the University of San Diego’s Masters of Science in Executive Leadership, and is also the coauthor of the bestselling Self Leadership and The One Minute Manager with Ken Blanchard.

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Building Trust Through Behavioral Integrity

Great Leadership By Dan

Employees are more proactive, more present, and more productive with the application of their discretionary energy. ? Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies since 1995. When employees believe their bosses have behavioral integrity, their commitment goes up. ?

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Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work

Lead Change Blog

On this 2-year anniversary of Susan’s book, listen in as she builds upon the latest scientific research on the nature of human motivation, and lays out a tested model and course of action to help leaders increase productivity and engagement, as well as purpose and fulfillment. However, Mark’s influence has not been limited to chicken.