Blanchard LeaderChat

A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues

  • Introducing Blanchard Community: An Interview with Scott Blanchard

    Introducing Blanchard Community: An Interview with Scott Blanchard

    Every leader should have the opportunity to become a magnificent leader--and everyone deserves to work for a great leader says Scott Blanchard.

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  • Leading a Team that Needs a Reboot? Ask Madeleine

    Leading a Team that Needs a Reboot? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I work for a national mortgage company and recently took over a team from a leader who had led it for 37 years. Every single person on the team is more experienced in the business...

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  • The Proactive Manager: Matching Your Leadership Style to People's Needs

    The Proactive Manager: Matching Your Leadership Style to People's Needs

    Do managers need to be more proactive when it comes to providing direction and support to their team members? Flexibly matching your leadership style to the needs of team members is the key.

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  • Boss Keeps Denying PTO? Ask Madeleine

    Boss Keeps Denying PTO? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I have been working for a company for a few years now. They moved to an Unlimited PTO policy just as I joined. It was heavily promoted in the recruiting stage. Things went fine the...

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  • 5 Steps for Developing or Refreshing Your Personal Leadership Brand

    5 Steps for Developing or Refreshing Your Personal Leadership Brand

    Your personal leadership brand goes beyond your title or job description. What is it about your approach as a leader that makes you memorable, distinct, or unique?

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  • Interpersonal Tension with a Coworker? Ask Madeleine

    Interpersonal Tension with a Coworker? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, There is a woman on my team who is driving me crazy. I am on the young side and she is nearing the end of her career, but I don’t think it is just about generational differences....

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  • 3 Heart-Centered Principles of Leadership

    3 Heart-Centered Principles of Leadership

    The best leaders get their egos out of the way and become servant leaders who treat people with love and respect says leadership expert Ken Blanchard.

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  • Nightmare Boss Has You Questioning Your Sanity? Ask Madeleine

    Nightmare Boss Has You Questioning Your Sanity? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, About a year ago, I took a job with a publicly traded, globally recognized company. The people who hired me were clients of my former company.

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  • How Do You Want People Talking about You at the Dinner Table?

    How Do You Want People Talking about You at the Dinner Table?

    We can't separate out our humanity from what we do every day. Scott Blanchard shares how that idea was cemented in his first job assignment.

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  • Need to Coach Executives Who Are Terrible On-Camera? Ask Madeleine

    Need to Coach Executives Who Are Terrible On-Camera? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I work in the communications media studio for a large company. I’m kind of entry level here, but I have a lot of experience directing video. I often end up working with very senior...

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  • A Head and Heart Approach to Next-Generation Leadership

    A Head and Heart Approach to Next-Generation Leadership

    Ken Blanchard and Scott Blanchard share what’s changed and what’s stayed the same when it comes to focusing people’s energy and efforts toward a shared goal.

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  • Not Sure Team Member Is “Very Happy”? Ask Madeleine

    Not Sure Team Member Is “Very Happy”? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I have been offered a promotion and need to make a recommendation for the team member who will be promoted into my job. I have one very likely candidate: my most promising...

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  • How to Earn the Right to Coach Someone on Their Performance

    How to Earn the Right to Coach Someone on Their Performance

    If you want to coach people to higher levels of performance, you first need their trust says leadership expert Randy Conley.

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  • Dealing with Impending Layoffs? Ask Madeleine

    Dealing with Impending Layoffs? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I am an executive leader for a giant global organization. Last week, massive layoffs were announced. I have a team of twelve direct reports with hundreds of people reporting up to...

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  • Four Strategies for Listening so that People Feel Heard

    Four Strategies for Listening so that People Feel Heard

    Use these four communication skills to determine a person's levels of competence and commitment at a task. Once you have a better understanding of these qualities, you can lead situationally!

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  • Need to Set Boundaries with People Asking for Money? Ask Madeleine

    Need to Set Boundaries with People Asking for Money? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, This isn’t really a work problem, it is a life problem caused by success at work. I am the CEO of a respected company and have been successful beyond my wildest dreams. I was the...

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  • Goal Setting to Improve Performance: 4 Best Practices

    Goal Setting to Improve Performance: 4 Best Practices

    Goal setting drives performance in the workplace. Collaborate, create stretch goals, give feedback on performance, and hold quarterly check-ins says Doug Glener.

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  • Quiet Employee Reluctant to Speak Up in Meetings? Ask Madeleine

    Quiet Employee Reluctant to Speak Up in Meetings? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I have an employee who is very dependable and is doing an excellent job. I am certain he will do very well here, long term. He has been with the company about a year, has developed...

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  • Improving Engagement and Retention through Better Work Conversations

    Improving Engagement and Retention through Better Work Conversations

    Authentic conversations go a long way toward building trust and showing people you are on their side says leadership expert Vicki Halsey.

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  • Trouble Getting Out of the Weeds? Ask Madeleine

    Trouble Getting Out of the Weeds? Ask Madeleine

    Dear Madeleine, I was recently promoted to a VP role in my company. It was a bit of a surprise as I thought my boss would never leave—but he did, quite suddenly. I have been in the role now for...

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