Leading Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

Lead by example and let people know that you don''t operate in silos. Manage collaboration with the proper tools. Try customer relationship software, project management programs, or whatever captures your ideas and helps transform them into action. Share information appropriately. Marketing'

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Few managers and leaders are conducting useful one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and productive. Two of the most important, yet under-rated skills for managers and leaders are listening and questioning. It is too easy to get caught up in the operational and tactical aspects of management.

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Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

//NOTE: This is a guest post by Ken Blanchard, author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life. They have first-hand experience with your leadership style and operate on their own perceptions about it. Connect with Ken Blanchard on Facebook and follow him on Twitter here and here. Author Bio . No related posts.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

These connection and observation activities enabled our great bosses to get reliable, valid, accurate information about how the team was operating and how the team was performing, every day. We could see our great bosses’ efforts to ensure they were seeing things “as they were” as opposed to how they assumed things were operating.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 16, 2015

Whatever that team is called - an executive team, a leadership team, a management team, etc. Do they act as committed, responsive members of the executive team to present a united voice on how the organization operates, not just how it performs? Since 1995, Chris has also served as a senior consultant with The Ken Blanchard Companies.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The life cycle of a team is more like the cycle of maturity (dependence, counter dependence, independence, interdependence or some might prefer the Blanchard labels—forming, storming, norming and performing). I believe that managers must loosen the controls, not tighten them. It is about what they are , not what they do.

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Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 7, 2016

Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller detail this point in depth in their bestseller The Secret. I value relationships, but during my work day I often operate with an ongoing project plan in my head. Manage by Walking Around. A smile says, “I’m happy to see you.” Value Results AND Relationships.

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Tim Milburn

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

//NOTE: This is a guest post by Ken Blanchard, author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life. They have first-hand experience with your leadership style and operate on their own perceptions about it. Connect with Ken Blanchard on Facebook and follow him on Twitter here and here. Author Bio . No related posts.

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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. Their supervisors are doing the same.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

It was popularized in modern management writings by Robert Greenleaf in a 1970 essay. 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.

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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. Jobs most at risk: machine operators and assemblers, clerical workers, elementary occupations, crafts and related trades.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 10, 2015

In honor of Ken Blanchard 's and Mark Miller 's book, Great Leaders Grow , I welcome guest blogger Ken Blanchard. How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. I don't ask this question flippantly.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Ken Blanchard , author of, Great Leaders Grow , shares today's guest post: How to Evaluate Your Leadership Style By Ken Blanchard, Co-author of Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life Today, I'm going to give a short, one-question quiz. Here's the question: How do you rate as a leader? I don't ask this question flippantly.

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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. Did the team or group the manager led hit their productivity targets?

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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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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. Drucker From an author who has been called the Father of Modern Business Management. Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard Another audiobook from Mr. Blanchard. ​ 13.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Management vs. Leadership Difference 8:20 30:42. Larry : You know, it’s my belief, and it has also been my own experience, that there there is no place that servant-leadership cannot operate. To see that the way they’ve been functioning and operating is not a good way to be in relationship with other people.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Whether you’re an experienced leader or an aspiring one, there’s always room for growth and development by embracing more innovative management styles. Blanchard LeaderChat Perfect for those seeking diverse, expert insights into leadership and team management from seasoned professionals.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Since that time, he has provided leadership for Corporate Communications, Field Operations, and Quality and Customer Satisfaction, and today [.]. He began his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977. In 1978, Mark joined the corporate staff working in the warehouse and mailroom.

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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. 3 Needs of Motivation. Susan Fowler is a thought leader on discipline and self-leadership. Her latest book is Master Your Motivation. In it, Susan tackles motivation in a fresh way.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 20, 2020

Marketing was wearing suit and tie everyday, and teams were operating by consensus and under the tight control of one leader. Blanchard). Having PDP (Personal Development Plan) conversations was part of quarterly objectives, both for me and my manager. This was when ‘facetime’ at the office was mandatory. Us’ prevailed over ‘I’.

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Consensus Team Building Career Decentralization 52

Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

Management vs. Leadership Difference 8:20 30:42. Larry : You know, it’s my belief, and it has also been my own experience, that there there is no place that servant-leadership cannot operate. To see that the way they’ve been functioning and operating is not a good way to be in relationship with other people.

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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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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2015

So, how do these global business icons manage to get so much done through the smart use of their assistants? Give Them Kudos: Management consultant Peter Drucker told me he didn’t have much interest in discussing assistants with me because his focus was on strategy and assistants don’t create strategy.

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