The Ken Blanchard Companies Ignite newsletter is a must-read for leadership, learning, and talent development professionals. Highlights from the just published August issue include Getting Buy-In for Leadership Development Training One of the biggest challenges leadership, learning, and talent development professionals face when they propose a new initiative is convincing their CEO of the financial…
In their latest post for Fast Company online, management experts Scott and Ken Blanchard share that, “One of the big mistakes we see among otherwise promising managers is the self-limiting belief that they have to choose between results and people, or between their own goals and the goals of others. We often hear these people say,…
Best-selling business author Ken Blanchard believes that there are two personality issues that prevent executives from becoming their best selves. “One is false pride—when you think more of yourself than you should. When this occurs, leaders spend most of their time looking for ways to promote themselves. “The other is fear and self-doubt—when you think…
Everyone goes through emotional ups and downs during the course of a normal work week. What’s your personal policy as a manager when it comes to addressing the feelings of your people at work? Are you an Avoider, unsure about how to deal with feelings so you retreat from the situation? Are you an Ice…
Gallup’s latest report on The State of the Global Workplace 2011 identifies the levels of engagement and subsequent wellbeing of workers from over 120 countries. It’s another great report from a pioneer in the field of employee engagement. Overall the report shows that only 11% of workers are engaged, with 62% identified as disengaged, and…
Leaders in today’s organizations need to continuously balance the expectations of three different groups of people—shareholders, customers, and employees. How these three groups are ranked within a company will largely determine the type of culture the organization has. A “shareholder first” organization is very different from a “customer first” or an “employee first” company. In a…
How many of you get too much praising at work? That’s a question that Ken Blanchard has been asking audiences for years. When he does, almost no one ever raises their hands. No one ever says, “I get so much praising at work, I wish they would just stop already.” The reality is that most…
Ken Blanchard was a featured speaker during commencement ceremonies for the college of business at Grand Canyon University yesterday. In his remarks Dr. Blanchard encouraged the aspiring leaders to remember that leadership is not about you—it is about others, and that true success in life is not about what you get, but what you give. To…
Trust, commitment, and morale all took a hit as many companies struggled through the economic downturn of the past two years. Ken Blanchard believes that there are three key strategies that leaders can employ to return a wounded organization to full health: Be a bearer of hope Make your people your business partners Become a servant…
Join best-selling author and consultant Ken Blanchard for a complimentary webinar and online chat beginning today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). Ken will be discussing strategies for leaders in a special presentation on Healing the Wounded Organization: Rebuilding Trust, Commitment, and Morale. The webinar is free and seats are still available if…