Blanchard LeaderChat
A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues
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Read ArticlePeople Don’t Want to Use Their PTO? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I manage a large team of creative professionals in a US-based advertising firm. My company went to an unlimited PTO plan 18 months ago. Covid-19 weirdness aside, I am finding that...
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Read Article6-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...
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Read ArticleLess People, Same Amount of Work? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I manage a department in a large manufacturing organization. Some parts of our business are going gangbusters, but my area is suffering from a slowdown due to the restrictions and...
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Read ArticleBuilding Your Conversational Capacity
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Read ArticleReached Your Breaking Point? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I thought I could take it, but now I am not so sure. I live in a state that is just now having an explosion of Covid-19 cases. I thought at this point things would be going back to...
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Read ArticleNot Sure Why Boss Wants You to Develop Your Personal Brand? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am a director in a small company. My boss (a boomer) keeps mentioning that I need to develop my brand. I really don’t understand what she means. The more I learn about personal...
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Read ArticleLead from the Future with Mark W. Johnson
Ken Blanchard says it is difficult for leaders to plan for the future while they are also managing the day-to-day. For that reason, he suggests organizations have two groups of leaders: one that...
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Read ArticleCreating Authentic Executive Presence
A common coaching objective for executive clients is to exude greater executive presence while also being authentic. Many successful leaders are known for having exceptional executive presence....
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Read ArticleOne of Your Direct Reports Is Lying? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, It has recently become apparent that one of my newer direct reports is lying. In one instance, he told me a presentation was proofed and ready to go and I found out it wasn’t when...
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Read ArticleThe 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...
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Read ArticleRediscovering Servant Leadership: 3 Key Practices
As an antidote to the negative consequences of personality-based leadership theories, new generations of leadership, learning, and talent development professionals are rediscovering servant...
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Read ArticleUnsure How to Help? Ask Madeleine
Dear Readers, This week I am using this space to address my own questions—questions that have been on many people’s minds: How can I help? What can I do? What actions might count? We can no longer...
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Read Article3 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...
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Read ArticleUse a High Involvement Approach When Leading Change
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Read ArticleCOVID’s Dashed Your Dreams? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I know I should be grateful to have a job, and I love the company I work for. BUT. My whole company is madly trying to stay afloat and reinvent itself and I have more work coming...
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Read ArticleTake Time to Understand When Leading Remotely
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Read ArticleTraumatized by Feedback? Ask Madeleine (Part 2)
Dear Madeleine, Every time I hear the word “feedback” I have a strong, negative response. This comes from a recent experience with a manager. Going into the relationship, I had always been someone...
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Read ArticleBecome an Entrepreneurial Leader with Joel Peterson
In this age of fast-moving markets, fickle consumers, and unprecedented risks, we need leaders who think and act like entrepreneurs. In his latest book, Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of...
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Read ArticleTraumatized by Feedback? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, Every time I hear the word “feedback” I have a strong, negative response. This comes from a recent experience with a manager. Going into the relationship, I had always been someone...
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Read ArticleRules, Yes—but Use Compassion and Common Sense
I had an upsetting experience yesterday. Amid our current environment of chaos, confusion, and uncertainty, I find that people are generally behaving pretty well. I’ve noticed this at the grocery...
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