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Four Leadership Behaviors that Build or Destroy Trust
Join The Ken Blanchard Companies for a complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Trust Practice Leader Randy Conley will be discussing strategies for leaders in a special presentation on Four Leadership Behaviors that Build or Destroy Trust.
The webinar is free and seats are still available if you would like to join over 600 people expected to participate.
Immediately after the webinar, Randy will be answering follow-up questions here at LeaderChat for about 30 minutes. To participate in the follow-up discussion, use these simple instructions.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
- Click on the LEAVE A COMMENT link above
- Type in your question
- Push SUBMIT COMMENT
It’s as easy as that! Randy will answer as many questions as possible in the order they are received. Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.
We hope you can join us later today for this special complimentary event courtesy of Cisco WebEx and The Ken Blanchard Companies. Four Leadership Behaviors that Build or Destroy Trust recording.
Creating Effective Work Relationships—Join us today for a complimentary webinar!
Join The Ken Blanchard Companies for a special complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Best-selling author and consultant Susan Fowler will be sharing strategies for managers looking to improve their ability to create strong work relationships. The webinar is free and seats are still available if you would like to join over 700 people expected to participate.
Immediately after the webinar, Susan will be answering follow-up questions here at LeaderChat for about 30 minutes. To participate in the follow-up discussion, use these simple instructions.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
- Click on the LEAVE A COMMENT link above
- Type in your question
- Push SUBMIT COMMENT
It’s as easy as that! Susan will answer as many questions as possible in the order they are received. Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.
We hope you can join us later today for this special complimentary event courtesy of Cisco WebEx and The Ken Blanchard Companies. Click here for more information on participating.
Join us today for a complimentary webinar on Leading In A Virtual World
Join The Ken Blanchard Companies for a special complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Senior Consulting Partner Carmela Southers will be speaking on the topic of Leading In A Virtual World. The webinar is free and seats are still available if you would like to join over 500 people expected to participate.
Immediately after the webinar, Carmela will be answering questions here at LeaderChat for about 30 minutes. To participate in the online discussion, follow these simple instructions.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
- Click on the COMMENTS link above
- Type in your question for Carmela
- Push SUBMIT COMMENT
It’s as easy as that! Carmela will answer as many questions as possible in the order they are received. Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.
We hope you can join us later today for this special complimentary event courtesy of Cisco WebEx and The Ken Blanchard Companies. Click here for more information on participating.
Join Ken Blanchard for a Complimentary Webinar and Online Chat Today!
Join Ken Blanchard for a special complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Dr. Blanchard will be speaking on the topic of From Recovery to Prosperity: The Power of Vision and Leadership. The webinar is free and seats are still available if you would like to join over 1,500 people expected to participate.
Immediately after the webinar, Dr. Blanchard will be answering questions here at LeaderChat for about 30 minutes. To participate in the online discussion, follow these simple instructions.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
- Click on the COMMENTS link above
- Type in your question for Dr. Blanchard
- Push SUBMIT COMMENT
It’s as easy as that! Dr. Blanchard will answer as many questions as possible in the order they are received. Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.
We hope you can join us later today for this special complimentary event courtesy of Cisco WebEx and The Ken Blanchard Companies. Click here for more information on participating.
Reward and Recognition: Join Mark Paskowitz for an Online Chat
Join The Ken Blanchard Companies’ Mark Paskowitz for a live, online chat today at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time. Paskowitz will be answering questions immediately after his webinar on Reward and Recognition on a Limited Budget. The webinar is free and is a part of The Ken Blanchard Companies monthly webinar series co-sponsored with Cisco WebEx.
To participate in the online discussion, stop by http://www.leaderchat.org beginning at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
If you have a question that you would like to ask Mark Paskowitz, just click on the COMMENTS link above. Then post your question and push SUBMIT COMMENT. Mark will answer as many questions as possible during the 30-minute online Q&A. (Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.)
If you can’t stay for the entire 30-minute chat, but would like to see all of the questions and responses, you can always stop by later. You can also click on the RSS FEED button in the right-hand column to receive updates automatically through email.
Instructions for “Catch Someone Doing Things Right” Twitter Contest
At the conclusion of the webinar Mark Paskowitz will also be announcing a special Twitter contest that The Ken Blanchard Companies is holding this week. Starting on Tuesday and lasting for 72-hours, The Ken Blanchard Companies will give you a chance to “catch someone doing things right” by entering that person in a drawing for a copy of one of Ken Blanchard’s latest books. The book will contain a personalized inscription congratulating the winner on being caught doing things right. The contest ends on Friday at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time and you can enter as many people as you would like. Here’s how to participate:
1. Go to www.twitter.com and post the name of the person you would like to catch doing things right along with a very short description of why. Include the following code in your message @leaderchat
For example: @leaderchat Nick Peterson—for doing an outstanding job all year and helping to make this our best year ever!
2. Push the UPDATE button
It’s as simple as that. Every day between now and Friday we’ll randomly choose one lucky person among those entered to receive one of the personalized books. Each day’s winner will be posted at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time at www.leaderchat.org
Don’t miss this chance to say “thank you” to someone who really deserves it. Participating is a fun, low-cost, and very thoughtful way to let someone know that you appreciate them!
PS: If you don’t have a Twitter account yet, you can sign up at Twitter when you get there. Just follow the instructions and you’ll be online in minutes.
Live Chat on Action Learning and Executive Development
Join John Benson, Senior Director, Leadership Development for Skanska, and Scott Blanchard, Executive Vice President of The Ken Blanchard Companies for a live, online chat today at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time. Benson and Blanchard will be answering questions immediately after their webinar on Executive Development: Harnessing the Power of Action Learning Teams.
To participate in the online discussion, stop by www.leaderchat.org beginning at 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time.
Instructions for Participating in the Online Chat
If you have a question that you would like to ask John Benson or Scott Blanchard, just click on the COMMENTS link above. Then post your question and push SUBMIT COMMENT. John and Scott will answer as many questions as possible during the 30-minute online Q&A. (Be sure to press F5 to refresh your screen occasionally to see the latest responses.)
If you can’t stay for the entire 30-minute chat, but would like to see all of the questions and responses, you can always stop by later. You can also click on the RSS FEED button in the right-hand column to receive updates automatically through email.
Do You Need to Be Famous to Lead?
What’s the relationship between notoriety and leadership?
That’s the question that might surface for you as you look at the following list of people who have recently been nominated as one of today’s top leaders in our Top Leader Survey. As you scan the list below, you’ll probably see some names you immediately recognize. Others will seem vaguely familiar, while others will be completely unknown to you.
Tony Dungy—John Calipari—Edward Phillip—Chris Alexander—Ken Wilber—Ron Paul—Fred Cuellar—Serena Williams—Bill George—Jessica Watson—Robert Iger—Orrin Woodward—Stephen Harper—Al Gore—Amma—James Parks Morton—Pete Seeger—Gary Cook— Angelina Jolie—Donald Neal Walsh
The one thing that all of these people have in common is that they are a great leader in someone’s eyes. Who are the leaders in your eyes that no one else might know about? Let us know by “tweeting” about them. When you do, you’ll automatically be entered into our survey/raffle for one of two gift baskets of Ken Blanchard’s classic best-sellers and new releases. To participate using your existing Twitter account, just follow this format
My choice for today’s top leader? @kenblanchard: John Smith
That will allow us to see your nominee and also enter you into the drawing which will take place on Tuesday.
If you don’t have a Twitter account yet, just follow the instructions at www.twitter.com It’s easy, fast, fun, and free.
Today’s Top Leaders: Pushing the Edges
Today’s nominees in our top leaders survey/contest are beginning to push the edges of what many of us might consider a traditional leader. In addition to leaders from business and government, today’s nominees included 24-year-old Daily Beast columnist Meghan McCain and 30-year-old Doc Hendley, the founder and president of Wine to Water.
McCain is part of a young generation of writers and columnists covering everything from current events to the latest in entertainment and fashion. She first began to receive media attention when she documented life on the campaign trail with her father Senator John McCain. You can read McCain’s latest posts at The Daily Beast.
Hendley is a great example of a young man who, beginning at the age of 25, travelled to Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Cambodia, working with local communities to build clean water wells and sanitation systems. Upon coming home and returning to school, Hendley continued working for clean water in developing nations through fund-raising at bars where he worked. By hosting wine tastings and providing information about the clean water crisis in other less-developed parts of the world, Hendley was able to later launch Wine to Water, Hendley’s organization that provides clean water to people in developing countries. You can learn more about Hendley and Wine to Water at www.winetowater.org
Who are other examples of non-traditional leaders that you would like to highlight?
Let us know by posting your nominee on Twitter. When you do, you’ll also be entered into our drawing for a specially chosen selection of Ken Blanchard best-sellers and new releases.
To participate, go to Twitter.com and “tweet” the name of the person you think is today’s top leader. In order for us to know who your selection is specifically for this contest, just include “@kenblanchard” in your Tweet.
For example, your Tweet could read: “Today’s top leader @kenblanchard: John Smith
We’ll keep posting the latest nominees and keeping the survey/ book raffle open until October 13 when two random winners will be chosen from among all of the people who have participated.
Join us in this opportunity to recognize leaders who are making a difference . Also, be sure to check back every day for updates, and to see who people are talking about!
What Are the Characteristics of Today’s Top Leaders?
We’ve received a bunch of new nominations in addition to yesterday’s initial response to our Twitter survey/contest for a gift basket of Ken Blanchard books. (See details below.) Some of the new nominees are:
- Leadership expert and author, John Maxwell
- Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh
- Oprah Winfrey
- Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally
- Molecular Biologist and 2009 Nobel Prize winner, Elizabeth Blackburn
As you look over today’s nominees and think about others who should be included, what are the traits that make each leader special. Is it authenticity, humility, foresight, perserverance or something else? How are these traits exhibited by the people listed above? As you think about the great leaders you’ve known, what makes them stand out in your mind?
Survey/Contest Details
LeaderChat is partnering with Ken Blanchard on Twitter to conduct a fun and interesting survey/contest. Through October 13th, we’d like you to Tweet the name of the person you think is today’s top leader. In order for us to know who your selection is specifically for this contest, just include “@kenblanchard” in your Tweet.
For example, your Tweet could read: “Today’s top leader @kenblanchard: John Smith”
By doing that, you will be entered into our Twitter contest. After October 13th, we will randomly select two submissions for this contest on Twitter, and we’ll send each of these winners a gift pack of 7 of Ken’s best books, including best-sellers together with some of his newest releases. If you win, Ken will send you a direct Tweet to get your contact info, and we’ll also post the winners here.
Blanchard’s Susan Zlatin to Speak at Upcoming Conference in Washington, DC
Susan Zlatin, of The Ken Blanchard Companies, will be speaking at the 2009 Women In Defense National Fall Conference next week in Alexandria, VA. The topic of this year’s conference is “Innovation, Inspiration, Imagination: Incentives for the Future”
Each year, WID invites defense professionals to invest a day to look at trends in the defense and national security fields. Sue will be addressing top women in the industry about what it takes to be successful in today’s competitive environment.
Sue will be joining an impressive line-up of speakers that includes:
- Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces
- Ms. Lynly Boor, Director on External Affairs, USO
- Former Vice Admiral Nancy Brown, U.S. Navy
- Brigadier General Barbara Doornink, USA (Ret.), Senior Vice President, SAIC
Congratulations Sue! And if anyone out there has a friend or colleague in the DC area, be sure to let them know about this event. It’s a great way to hear from top women in industry, government, and the media, plus engage in conversation and exchange ideas. Both women and men are welcome.
To learn more, visit http://wid.ndia.org/events/9WD0/index.htm
