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Coaching expert Madeleine Homan Blanchard looks at a four-step process for conducting a coaching conversation and four essential skills for managers to be more coach-like in their discussions.

Drawing on key principles from their new book, Simple Truths of Leadership, authors Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley recommend that leaders focus on psychological safety and empathy when managing.

Leadership expert Vick Halsey shares a simple retention plan template featuring five content areas—Energy, Communication, Appreciation, Relationships, and Career.

Effective leadership is an influence process where leaders implement everyday, commonsense approaches that help people and organizations thrive. Yet somehow, many of these fundamental principles...

Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley share some of the key principles from their new book, Simple Truths of Leadership.

2021 will be remembered as a year of change and it was certainly reflected in the questions Madeleine received from her readers. Here is a list of the top five most-viewed columns. They tell a...

As a part of The Ken Blanchard Companies’ 2022 HR / L&D Trends Survey, respondents were asked to rank the effectiveness of various training reinforcement strategies. Email Reminders/Newsletters,...

An ongoing challenge associated with the shift to virtual classrooms has been a perception that current virtual learning designs are not as effective as the face-to-face designs they are...

Ann Rollins, a solutions architect with The Ken Blanchard Companies, shares strategies and techniques for creating engaging learning experiences.

What are the early leadership trends for 2022? Jay Campbell, senior vice president of products and content for The Ken Blanchard Companies reviews a few key areas he is looking at.

Scott Blanchard shares the importance of identifying the key people, events, and values that will guide your leadership journey.

Dr. Vicki Halsey shares how people go through four distinct learning stages when working on any task or goal.

Key points and action steps from The Ken Blanchard Companies webinar series on succeeding in a hybrid work environment are shared.

Now that public health initiatives are controlling the pandemic, the return to the office is a hot topic. The Ken Blanchard Companies wanted to know what leadership, learning, and talent...

This is an important skill as we try to figure out what the post-COVID workplace looks like.

Bestselling authors Scott Blanchard and Stan Slap share strategies for successfully returning to the workplace post COVID.

Dr. Vicki Halsey, vice president of applied learning at The Ken Blanchard Companies, shares five communication strategies for successfully leading change.

MadeleineBlanchard shares three coaching prerequisites for those striving to be great leaders who coach— first, a focus on serving others, second, self awareness, and third, self regulation.