This month we are excited to celebrate the release of the modernized SLII®, the update to our best-selling leadership development training program. We’ve always worked to keep SLII® relevant for today’s leaders, and this latest revision is no exception. One of my favorite new modules in SLII® is about managers and direct reports sharing a […]
Celebrating 45 Years of Leadership Development
This October Blanchard is celebrating the 45th anniversary of our creation as a company in 1979. What a privilege it has been these past four-and-a-half decades to serve so many extraordinary clients, and to empower so many people to sharpen their skills and lead with love! Blanchard’s Beginnings Like many of the best things in life, the […]
Table Talk, Anyone?
Early in our marriage, Margie and I realized how enjoyable it was to have people come to our home for dinner. Sometimes we would invite just a few close friends we hadn’t seen for a while; sometimes we would host family members from out of town; and other times it was great fun introducing neighbors […]
Better Together: The Importance of Friends and Family
In June’s blog I talked about the joys and rewards of connecting with people in your industry at business conferences like ATD. Today I want to focus on the priceless rewards of connecting with friends and family. In this day and age, when so much of our connecting happens over Zoom and other digital platforms, […]
What Keeps Me Growing
People often ask me how I became successful and what keeps me going. One of the biggest factors is that I’m a big believer in ongoing personal and professional growth. As Mark Miller and I wrote in Great Leaders Grow, “The path to increased influence, impact, and leadership effectiveness is paved with personal growth.… Our capacity […]
Connecting with the Training Community at ATD
One of the joys of being in the leadership training business is belonging to a wonderful community of people and organizations dedicated to helping others achieve their full potential by improving their knowledge, skills, and abilities at work. A great place to network with this community is at the annual conference of the Association for Talent […]
Is Style 1 the Same as Micromanaging?
We all know that when someone describes their boss as a micromanager, it’s not a compliment. The word conjures up a vision of a person feverishly working at their desk with a scowling supervisor standing over them, breathing down their neck. Even though I just painted an unappealing picture of micromanagement, there are times when […]
Helping People Work Through Disillusionment
As leaders, we’ve all seen it happen: Your direct report starts a new project or task, filled with excitement about what they can achieve. While they may not have all the skills they need, they’re enthusiastic about learning what to do, taking action, and achieving their goal. A few weeks go by. The next time […]
To Survive and Thrive, Engage Everyone in Innovation
Innovation requires change, and change is hard. I often joke with audiences that the only one who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper. But unless they want outdated products, stale services, and dwindling revenues, leaders need to encourage innovation throughout their organizations. I say “throughout their organizations” because it’s a mistake to […]
Who Are the Innovators of Today?
It’s commonly assumed that the top leaders in organizations are the ones who come up with the best ideas—ideas that lead to positive changes such as new products, bigger profits, better customer service, higher employee engagement, lower turnover, etc. But this is a misconception. Executives at successful companies know that all the brains are not in the […]
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