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What Can Your Managers Do Now to Drive The Great Retention?

The Great Resignation is creating unprecedented challenges for leaders, many of whom were already struggling under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Column: Best-Selling Author Ken Blanchard Has a New Book for the Leader in All of Us

Ken Blanchard and co-author Randy Conley bring ‘Simple Truths of Leadership’ to Warwick’s bookstore on June 1st.
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Immersive Learning and VR Usher In the “New Era” of Leadership Training

“What is it like to walk in someone else’s shoes? Books allow us to imagine it, and movies allow us to see it, but VR is the first medium that actually allows us to experience it.”
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Combat The Great Resignation With a Culture of Learning

People want to grow. It’s a basic human need. And organizations that create cultures of learning are going to satisfy this and keep their people—an urgent need during the time of The Great Resignation.
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Rancho Bernardo’s Ken Blanchard Has New Book on Leadership’s ‘Simple Truths’

Ken Blanchard has added “Simple Truths of Leadership” to his list of more than 65 books he has co-authored over the past several decades.
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Why Complicate Your Leadership? Focus On A Few Simple Truths

Forbes interviewed Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley on Servant Leadership, discussing highlights and key nuggets from their book, Simple Truths of Leadership, that leaders can put to immediate use.
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Boost Performance with Day-to-Day Coaching

When managers focus on day-to-day coaching, the once-dreaded performance evaluation becomes an occasion to celebrate accomplishments.
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What Role A Successful Apology Plays In Building A Trusted Personal Brand

There is an old joke that the three hardest things to say in the English language are gargantuan, Worcestershire and I am sorry.
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7 Ways to Create Engaging Learning Experiences for Tired Learners

Learners are fatigued and “too tired to learn.” Learning and development professionals are also feeling stretched and dissatisfied. We need to create experiences with higher engagement and social quotients, and a collaborative online approach is a possible solution.
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Hybrid Working Requires Hybrid Learning

Hybrid learning is an opportunity to drive relevance, build skills, and create connection in a flexible way.
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Simple Truths of Leadership

People are desperately looking for leaders they can believe in — leaders whose focus is on serving the greater good.
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Managing Negative L&D Trends in 2022

A recent survey conducted by The Ken Blanchard Companies revealed three trends learning and development leaders need to address in 2022.
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