By: Ben Sanderson | 2010-12-08 | Leadership If you show your team the proper way to win, does everyone win no matter what the outcome. This question is posed in Coaching from the Heart by Ken Blanchard and Don Shula and it is answered in the affirmative... read more
By: Blanchard India | 2011-11-18 | Leadership Blanchard Research and Training, India, brings Ken Blanchard companies to India. And we bring with us a dream to unleash the potential and power of people and organizations for the greater good. As a leading expert in training and development, we work with some of the world's largest organizations to navigate change initiatives - Reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, leadership development ... o read more
By: Ben Sanderson | 2010-12-15 | Business Are you looking for a way to motivate your employees to provide better customer service. Are you an employee looking for inspiration to escape the rut of your job. In either case, the book The Simple Truths of Service by Ken Blanchard and Barbara Glanz is the book for you... read more
By: Paul Maisey | 2010-03-29 | Leadership A recent government backed report - Engaging for Success - looked at the role of Employee Engagement in surviving the recession and producing high level performance results. It concluded that better engagement could do more than "anything else" for the success of UK businesses. Below are some highlights and thoughts on how you could make a difference. read more
By: Bob Brady | 2012-04-03 | Leadership Leonardo da Vinci changed our world through his work. What Leonardo shared about time from work really is a lesson in the art of gaining points of view and renewal. It is precisely as a result of executives' close to constant immersion in their company and the growing actuality of globalisation that Leonardo's view should resonate. read more
By: shyam verma | 2012-03-18 | Management Why is culture so important? Strong corporate cultures outlast the influence of even the strongest leader. That's the reason Apple will not only survive but also thrive in post Jobs era if it is able to maintain its culture that Jobs build during that last decade and half. The importance of corporate culture in success of an organization and longevity cannot be overstated. read more
By: Maynard Brusman | 2010-03-26 | Leadership One of my CEO executive coaching clients is considering reinventing his company. He had a guest speaker who is an expert on reinvention come to speak to his people about "doing the impossible". My client was incredibly gracious in inviting me to the talk. The topic of reinvention fascinates me whether it is helping leaders reinvent themselves and/or their organizations. I was also interested to observe how my client's people received the talk. read more
By: Bobby Brady | 2012-03-28 | Leadership Leonardo da Vinci changed our world through his work. What Leonardo contributed about time from work is indeed a lesson in the art of gaining perspectives. It is precisely because of executives' close to constant immersion in their company and also the growing truth of globalisation that Leonardo's view ought to resonate. read more
By: Writers Room | 2010-12-10 | Management Whilst there is much emphasis on the management facet of modification, abundant of the underlying cause of the catastrophic 70% failure rate in ALL amendment initiatives is directly due to an absence of leadership.... read more
By: Gordon Newman | 2010-04-01 | Leadership When someone tells you that a specific leader goes "by the book", what do you think of that leader? As a general rule the expression "by the book" is meant as a positive compliment to the individual leader. But, is it really? read more
By: James Taggart | 2010-03-31 | Leadership The author in this article argues that community service matters and that it plays a vital role in helping create strong, vibrant and inclusive communities. It also serves to strengthen one's personal leadership skills. The author shares a variety of personal stories and perspectives to underscore his conviction. read more
By: Brian Foley | 2010-04-03 | Reference & Education KenKen is the newest and fastest growing puzzle in the world. Isn't it time you started learning how to do it? Here's a brief explanation of what it is, along with some resources. read more
By: Ed Teixeira | 2010-11-24 | Management Whether you're responsible for managing two people or twenty there are certain principles that effective managers must adhere to in order to be an effective leader. These principles or keys are rather straightforward and easy to remember. More importantly they should be easy to follow. However, it's sometimes easy for a manager to neglect some or all of these for the sake of expediency. If you are responsible for managing people and you follow these five keys your job and the results of your sub read more