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New HR / L&D Survey on the Hybrid Work Environment

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...

Now’s the Time for Authentic, Transparent Conversations

Succeeding with Your Post-COVID Re-entry Plan

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

Becoming a Best Boss

Ann Phillips, a senior consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies, says when participants describe their best bosses, similar attributes come up time and again.

Don’t Forget to Address These Five Concerns When Leading Change

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

3 Prerequisites for Earning the Right to Coach Others

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.

Don’t Make Assumptions About Team Behavior

Leading a successful team requires clarity, communication, and a process says Vicki Halsey of The Ken Blanchard Companies. Unfortunately, most people have never been trained in any of these.

Stepping Boldly into 2021

Scott Blanchard shares suggested action steps for the content, design, and measurement of leadership development programs heading into 2021.

Ask Madeleine: The Top 5 of 2020

2020 was quite a year 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 story of the year we’ve...

Learning and Development Trends for 2021

Jay Campbell of The Ken Blanchard Companies shares initial results of the 2021 HR L&D Trend Survey from over 1,000 leadership, learning, and talent development professionals.

COVID Has Set the Stage for L&D Reinvention

Learning design experts Ann Rollins and Britney Cole encourage L&D professionals to rethink their leadership development plans to create more engaging experiences for learners.

Leadership Development: Finding Your Place in the Digital Future

Solutions architects Ann Rollins and Britney Cole discuss the future of L&D and how virtual training can still maintain human connections and allow for practice, application, and learning from others.

Brendon Burchard on Taking Back Your 2020

Brendon Burchard explains why & how some people perform at a higher level than others. Learn which habits successful people practice to sustain long-term success in all aspects of their lives.

Need a New Plan for the Next 18 Months?

Master certified coach Madeleine Blanchard shares a three-step process for reinventing yourself in a COVID world.

6-Week Online Class Provides Better Experience than 1-day Classroom Design, says Industry Expert

Recent technology advances have made it a lot easier to create the type of collaborative learning experiences today’s organizations are looking for, says Scott Blanchard, president of The Ken...

Building Your Conversational Capacity®

Craig Weber discusses Conversational Capacity, a critical leadership competency. You’ll learn the impact of learning from diverse perspective approaching conversations with different minded people.

The Best Way to Show You Care during Difficult Times

“I’m sure you’ve heard the saying People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. And that is so true for anyone who is in a leadership role today,” says Kathy Cuff, senior...

3 Ways to Meet People Where They Are on New Tasks and Processes

“So many of us are dealing with changes to our work routines. It’s generating a mountain of new requests and tasks that require us to get things done using new guidelines, practices, and...

Use a High Involvement Approach When Leading Change

As leaders begin to consider how they are going to re-open their businesses, Blanchard change expert Judd Hoekstra emphasizes that change is a process best done with people, not to people.