Most of you already know about SLII®, our company’s situational approach to leadership and our flagship product. Millions of managers around the world have found it to be the very best way to lead. The SLII® model shows leaders how to give their team members the right kind of leadership style for the person’s development… Read More
Timeless Principle #3: Leadership Is Love
My son, Scott, and I have been working together on a book about six timeless principles that are essential to great leadership. These half-dozen principles reveal fundamental truths about working with others that every leader should know and practice. In this blog I’m introducing the third principle: “Leadership is love.” The first two principles—“Leadership is… Read More
Timeless Principle #2: A Good Leader Catches People Doing Things Right
In my last How We Lead blog post, I introduced “Leadership is a partnership,” the first of six timeless principles of effective leadership that my son, Scott, and I will be highlighting in an upcoming book. Like the first principle, this one—”A good leader catches people doing things right”—was revolutionary for its time. When I… Read More
Timeless Principle #1: Leadership Is a Partnership
My son, Scott, and I have been working together on a book about six principles that are essential to great leadership. These half-dozen principles reveal fundamental truths about working with others that every leader should know and practice. Today I’ll be introducing the first principle: Leadership Is a Partnership. When I was in graduate school… Read More
The Many Values of an Industry Conference
Scott, Margie, and I recently attended an annual industry conference called ISA—The Association of Learning Providers. ISA is a unique organization where members who are competitors in the training, learning, and talent development industry come together to help each other. The goal is to strengthen our industry through the strengths of each business by sharing… Read More
5 Ways to Retain Top Talent
We’re fortunate at The Ken Blanchard Companies to have dozens of talented people who’ve been with us for 10, 20, 30 years and more! These long-term employees bring value to our organization in so many ways. They have developed deep, trusting relationships with our clients and associates. Because they know our business inside and out,… Read More
Celebrating the Amazing Women Who Helped Build Our Company
March is Women’s History Month, a time when our nation spotlights women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. My daughter-in-law recently wondered why, when they make up half the population, we are still talking about women as if they are a different species from men. I see her point, but I look at Women’s History… Read More
Margie—The Woman Beside Me
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m going to write about Margie—my brilliant, beautiful wife of nearly 62 years. The old saying “Behind every successful man is a woman” is untrue in our case. Margie was never behind me—she has always been right beside me as my partner in life. I wouldn’t be anywhere without… Read More
3 Lessons I Learned from a Worldwide Pandemic
It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since the COVID-19 virus upended all our lives. So much has changed since March 2020. My wife, Margie, often says, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Meaning that when things go wrong, she looks for the opportunity in the crisis by asking, “What’s good… Read More
Time to Revisit Your Resolution?
I just learned there is a day every year called National Quitters Day. It’s the second Friday in January (we just missed it). On that day, 80% of people who have made a New Year’s resolution have given it up. Think about that—it’s such a sure thing, there’s actually a day to commemorate it! I… Read More
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