Blanchard LeaderChat

Dear Madeleine, I am at a crossroads and don’t know which way to go. During Covid, I got a great idea and started a very cool online business. I did so well that a few people invested in my little...

Dear Madeleine, I have been managing people for decades. With the advent of Covid, I put a lot of focus on getting better at managing hybrid teams. (This blog really helped me.) I have some people...

Dear Madeleine, I work for a giant real estate company and have been selling houses in a big metropolitan city for a long time. Over the years, I’ve been heavily recruited and this is my third...

Dear Madeleine, I am an executive coach. An interesting thing came up in a coaching session today: one of my clients has been tasked with defining the difference between a manager and a leader....

“To be successful with learning journeys, you have to leverage what we know about the ways people learn best,” says Blanchard solutions architect April O’Malley.

Dear Intern,  I’ve appreciated watching the interns in our company work on different projects in different departments. I’m always amazed by how fast the interns work, how well they collaborate as...

Is this the right time to attend that in-person conference? Scott Blanchard shares five questions to ask yourself.

Dear Intern, What do today’s interns want out of a summer internship? My company—like many others—hosts six to eight summer interns every year. I’ve been participating in the program for over...

Madeleine Homan Blanchard explores six learning myths particularly relevant to leadership and talent development professionals.

Dear Intern, I just got hired as head of sales for a marketing services firm. I’m really excited to drive the future growth of this small and mighty company. My new team includes several very...

What do you dream of doing that could make a difference or even change the world? Start working toward making your dream a reality today says Ken Blanchard.

Dear Madeleine, I am a Boomer who is three or four years away from retirement (I hope). Over the last few years I have been working with many people who are much younger than my own children. I...

Can you really walk away with actionable insights from a ten-minute presentation? If you ask the millions of people who watch TED talks each year, the answer is a resounding “YES!” Blanchard speaker

Dear Madeleine, I am a Boomer who is three or four years away from retirement (I hope). Over the last few years I have been working with many people who are much younger than my own children. I...

Learning together in person is a wonderful way to experience and explore new ideas. We are social beings—and there is something special about being together in the same room while learning new concept

Dear Madeleine, I have a high performer on my team (HP) who does very good transactional work. They work with speed and most people outside our team like them. HP has managerial ambition but does...

Many leaders fail to flourish because they’re unwilling to take time out of their busy schedules to learn and network. Make a commitment to your personal and professional growth says Ken Blanchard.

Dear Madeleine, About six months ago, I went above and beyond to help out a new colleague.  He had misread a deadline and needed to scramble to get a bunch of time-sensitive work done over a long...