As we all adjust to a changing landscape and a new normal in our personal and professional lives, it is imperative that we each develop an increased capacity to thrive in the face of adversity. This can be done one of two ways: unconsciously, through painful and time-exhaustive trial and error; or consciously, through deliberate cultivation of our own resilience. Beyond personal considerations, resilience is the distinguishing factor that will allow our businesses and communities to bounce back and thrive in unprecedented times.
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People want an empathetic leader. Many managers strive to be one. But ask someone to define the term, and you’re likely to be met with silence. Let’s start with the definition. According to...
Why would anyone want to be a career builder when they risk losing the people they develop? It’s a provocative question many leaders answer by not developing their people. But this strategy...
Learn Blanchard’s point of view on solving the problem of the struggling sales manager through developing their leadership skills
Hiring and retaining workers is the defining challenge as we move nearer to the post-pandemic workplace.
Ken Blanchard shares how the principles of The One Minute Manager apply in today's remote work environment.
Learn how poor managerial behaviors negatively impact engagement, alignment, productivity, and retention.
Leaders are not robots; they are human beings with values and worldviews shaped by their own experiences. In the best leaders these lead to a personal leadership philosophy—a leadership point of view.
Dear Madeleine, I am a manager at a fairly new and fast growing software-as-a-service company. I have been managing people forever and nothing like this has ever happened to me. I recently gave...
With SLII, managers and direct reports learn how to speak a common language that builds trust and a sense of partnership.
Most companies want their employees to continue to grow and develop because they know employee growth benefits not only the individual but also the organization. For example, how would...
Dear Madeleine, I am a senior leader in a large state government agency. I’ve been here a long time. I came to the job as a high-ranking, decorated veteran and have earned an excellent reputation....
“Building a servant leadership curriculum begins by identifying the attitudes, skills, and behaviors of a servant leader,” says Vicki Halsey, vice president of applied learning for The Ken
1:22When people don’t get the coaching they need--They flounder, they disengage, they get frustrated, they lose momentum, they miss out on valuable development.
Achieve a deeper understanding of the concept of development level and its components.
Leadership experts explore the correlation between leader coaching behaviors & the impact this has on the trust, work, & emotions of teams.
Effective leader behaviors are context-specific, depending on the development level of the follower on a particular goal or task.
