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Ken Blanchard is the co-founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm. One of the most influential leadership gurus in the world, he is the author or co-author of dozens of books, including the international bestseller “The One Minute Manager.”
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Vision and Your Leadership of Change. What I write about here is the vision that is aligned with your leadership. 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.
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Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Manage Your Email, Manage Your Life- 3 Ways to Get Started By Ken Blanchard, Blanchard Leader Chat What is one of the biggest time wasters leaders deal with on a regular basis? Engagement 2.0: For many, it is the daily barrage of email.
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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. Susan has shared her message on optimal motivation and thriving together in all 50 states and over 40 countries.
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21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time , cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. Take an hour to listen in as Brian shares some of his tested solutions and advice on how to banish the frogs that block your productivity and diminish your leadership.
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” 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. Here’s the method Ken Blanchard recommends in his book Whale Done! Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer, and thought leader. It Changes Our Perspective.
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Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Kets de Vries, Harvard Business Review I had a CEO in one of my leadership coaching seminars recently who seemed to be quite bitter about life. What were some of the top leadership articles you read this week? Leaders Who Can''t Forgive By Manfred F.
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