Blanchard LeaderChat
A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues
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Everything Is Irritating—and You Don’t Know Why? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I have raised three children while working full time. I am now a senior executive. I love my job and am normally a very even-keeled, cheerful person. Recently, however, I am...
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Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders: Meet Terrell Fletcher
Blanchard Institute’s new executive director, Terrell Fletcher, talks about his vision to grow a program dedicated to enabling future leaders.
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Making Progress with DEI Initiatives
DEI practice leader April Hennessey shares three ways to evaluate progress with integrating DEI initiatives more fully into the fabric of the organization.
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Want to Be a Better Mentor? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, My organization instituted a mentoring program a few years ago. We have a cool online system so that prospective mentees can review bios and request people who have signed up to be...
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Trust and Personality – Are some people hardwired to trust more than others?
Essential Motivators and a person’s trustworthiness play a big part in how willing we are to extend our trust to them says Randy Conley.
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How to Work with Anybody
Better knowledge of ourselves and others can turn a potential personality clash into a powerful alliance says Ken Blanchard.
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CEO Is Driving You Insane? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I work for a bioengineering company that was a successful startup. It is now well into its seventh year and we still have our founding CEO. As the fairly new COO, I report directly...
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Using Temperament to Deepen Work Relationships
Understanding our Essential Motivators can be an important addition to self-awareness skill development says program director David Witt.
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Need to Successfully Manage a Reorganization? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I am in leadership development and talent management for a global manufacturing firm. A reorganization initiative will take place early in the second quarter of this year, causing...
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Identifying Your Core Needs: An Interview with Dr. Linda Berens
Dr. Linda Berens shares insights and key takeaways from the concepts explored in Blanchard's new Essential Motivators program.
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The Case for Understanding One’s Core Psychological Needs
Being effective in the workplace as a leader depends on self-awareness. Understanding core needs—our own and those of others—is the best possible first step says Madeleine Homan Blanchard.
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Ambiguity Making You Crazy? Ask Madeleine
Dear Madeleine, I have risen through the ranks of my organization very quickly. Last year I took on a lot of new responsibilities with almost no direction, did a good job, and got a raise and a...
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Discovering Your Authentic Motivators at Work
Blanchard’s Essential Motivators learning experience helps people understand themselves—and find their motivation—through the lens of four different temperaments: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.
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The Extraordinary Benefits of Leadership Self-Awareness
Research shows that self-awareness has more benefits than you might imagine shares Doug Glener.
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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Keeping This Year’s Resolutions—Ask Madeleine
Madeleine Homan Blanchard is on holiday break this week and will return with new questions from readers beginning on January 7th. While on break—and as we move into the new year, Madeleine...
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2022’s Top L&D Stories—Blanchard Ignite! Year in Review
Blanchard's Ignite newsletter looks at the top issues facing leadership, learning, and talent development professionals.
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A New Era for L&D: The 2023 Trends Report
A changing workplace demands new responses to new problems. L&D professionals have been tackling issues at breakneck speed says Britney Cole in a look at Blanchard's 2023 Trends Report.
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Ask Madeleine: The Top 5 of 2022
2022 will be remembered as a year of continued change as workers adapt to a post-COVID, hybrid work environment. This was reflected in the questions Madeleine received from her readers. Here is a...
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A New Year’s Resolution to Transform Your Leadership in 2023
Don't focus on what you want to do. Instead, think about how you want to be, says leadership expert Randy Conley.
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3 Themes that Will Shape Tomorrow's Leader
If we can define a new type of leader who is uplifting, transformative, and effective at the daily tasks of management, we will all be in better stead for any challenge says Jay Campbell.
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