Dr. Ken Blanchard

A prominent, gregarious, sought-after author, speaker and consultant, Dr. Kenneth Blanchard is universally characterized as one of the most insightful, powerful and compassionate men in business today. His focus is to energize organizations around the world with customized training and bottom-line business strategies that are based on simple, yet powerful principles.

Blanchard's phenomenal best-selling book, The One Minute Manager®, has sold over nine million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 25 languages. He has been a guest on a number of national television programs, including Good Morning America and The Today Show, and has been featured in Time, People, U.S. News & World Report, and others.

Blanchard is an award-winning speaker who speaks from the heart with warmth and humour. He is a polished storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand. His presentations are full of insights and inspiration that make the impossible suddenly seem possible.

• 4. Teambuilding – High Five!

  What is the essence of a team? According to management gurus Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, "It's the genuine understanding that none of us is as smart as all of us. Putting your needs, your pride, and your agenda on hold and letting the team's needs, pride, and agenda become your priority is an essential step in developing teamwork," they say.

• 3. Whale Done!™

  What does the training of killer whales at SeaWorld have to do with motivating people? It's a matter of building relationships. This new training program will teach you why and how to improve relationships by applying the following three key principles: Build Trust, Accentuate the Positive and Redirect the Energy.

• 2. Servant Leadership

  Within the traditional pyramid or business hierarchy, the boss is always responsible and the staff is supposed to be responsive to the boss. When you turn the pyramid upside down, those roles get reversed. People become responsible and the job of management is to be responsive to their people. That creates a very different environment for implementation. If you work for your people, then what is the purpose of being a manager? To help them accomplish their goal. Your job as a manager is to help your staff win.
  
  The Four Dimensions of Servant Leadership:
  ·1. The Heart-
  Motivation or Intent/Leadership Character
  - Effective leadership starts on the inside
  - Are you a Servant Leader or a self-serving leader?
  
  ·2. The Head—
  Assumptions and Beliefs/Leadership Methods
  Leadership begins with a clear vision. Two aspects of leadership:
  - A visionary role—doing the right thing
  - An implementation role—doing things right
  ·3. The Hands—
  Application/Leadership Behavior
  Leadership methods and practice
  People who produce great results feel great about themselves
  ·4. The Habits—
  Daily Recalibration of Commitment to Mission and Values
  Five Servant Leadership Disciplines:
  1. Solitude
  2. Prayer
  3. Student of Servant Leadership
  4. Unconditional love
  Support and accountability relationships
  

• 1. The Secret

  The Secret of great leaders is one that might baffle many. A great leader serves their followers. Through this program, you will discover and explore the five fundamental ways a manager leads through service- see the future, engage and develop others, reinvent continuously, value results and relationships, and embody values. In understanding these simple principles, you will benefit yourself, your organization, and those that look to you for guidance.
  
  See the Future
  - What is the purpose of your team?
  - Where do you want your team to be in five years?
  - How many members of your team could tell you what the team is trying to become/achieve?
  - What values do you want to drive the behavior of your team?
  - How can you communicate your vision of the future to your team?
  
  Engage and Develop Others
  - How much time do you invest looking for talented people to join your organization?
  - What are the key characteristics you look for in the people you select?
  - To what extent have you successfully engaged each member of your team?
  - What are ten specific things you could do to engage individuals more effectively in the work of the team and the organization?
  - What have you done to suggest to them that when it comes to Heads Down implementation activities, you work for them?
  - How are you encouraging the development of your people?
  
  Reinvent Continuously
  - Who are your mentors?
  - What are you reading or listening to on tape?
  - What systems or processes in your area of responsibility need to be changed to enhance performance?
  - How could the areas under your leadership be structured differently to enhance performance?
  
  Value Results and Relationships
  - How much emphasis do you place on getting results?
  - How many of your people would say that you have made a significant investment on their lives?
  - What are the ways you have expressed appreciation for work well done in the last thirty days?
  
  Embody the Values
  - How can you better integrate your organizational values into how your team operates?
  - What are some ways you can communicate your core values to your team over the next thirty days?
  - How can you alter your daily activities to create greater personal alignment with these values?
  - How can you recognize and reward people who embody these values?

• Only a true professional could be so motivational, entertaining and educational all at the same time.
  Estee Lauder

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  December 2009

  The Generosity Factor: Discover the Joy of Giving Your Time, Talent, and Treasure

  Packaged for you in bestseller form by The One-Minute Manager author Ken Blanchard and the entrepreneur and founder of Chic-Fil-A restaurants, S. Truett Cathy, The Generosity Factor invites you to discover the secret of true success. Here's a hint: it's what Jesus told us about giving away our time, talent, and treasure. Read this book ... reap the rewards.

  
  
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  October 2009

  The Secret: What Great Leaders Know -- And Do

  In the now classic business fable, "The Secret", Debbie, a struggling leader finds herself about to lose her job due to poor performance. In a desperate attempt to save her career, she enrolls in a new mentoring program offered by her company. Much to her surprise, Debbie finds her mentor is the president of the company (Jeff Brown). Debbie decides that all she needs is the answer to one question, 'What is the secret of great leaders?' Over the next 18 months Jeff explains to Debbie that the secret is rooted in an attitude. He tells her that she must be willing to become a serving leader rather than a self-serving leader. The secret is that all great leaders Serve. The story unfolds as Debbie learns and applies each of these imperatives with her team. As a result, Debbie's team goes from worst to first. They become the highest performing team within the company. In the end, Debbie understood that all the changes and improvements were the result of the choices she made as a leader. She realized that to Serve is a choice. Debbie decided once and for all, she would no longer be a self-serving leader, she would be a serving leader!

  
  
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  September 2009

  Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations

   

  Now, in this fully updated edition of Leading at a Higher Level, Blanchard and his colleagues bring together all they’ve learned about world-class leadership. You’ll discover how to create targets and visions based on the “triple bottom line” and make sure people know who you are, where you’re going, and the values that will guide your journey.

  
  
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  February 2002

  Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships

  In Whale Done!, Ken Blanchard shows how to make accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative the best tools to increase productivity, instead of creating situations that demoralize people. These techniques are remarkably easy to master and can be applied equally well at home, allowing readers to become better parents and more committed spouses in their happier and more successful personal lives.

  
  
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  August 1997

  Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization

  Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, co-authors of the New York Times business bestseller Raving Fans, are back with Gung Ho! Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to stay on top in today's ultra-competitive business world.