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Blanchard’s 2026 HR / L&D Trends Survey set out to explore how organizations are responding to the shifting forces redefining work.

A practical discussion guide to help HR and L&D leaders turn 2026 trends insights into meaningful dialogue and action.

Explore how artificial intelligence is changing the leadership and learning landscape for L&D professionals.

Learn how to balance empathy with accountability for best results.
New to leadership or lead first-time managers? The New Manager Toolkit gives you practical tools to build trust, set goals, and inspire your team with confidence.

How to address burnout, boost engagement, and retain top talent in public service.

This year’s survey identifies the ways organizations are being called upon to develop leaders who can inspire, adapt, and thrive amid disruption.

Learning programs won’t make a difference if participants don’t learn— and apply—their new or improved knowledge and skills.
This year’s survey paints a picture of organizations taking experimental steps during a time of accelerated change.
Researchers at Blanchard posed questions about innovation to executives, managers, and individual contributors.
One big challenge that makes most L & D professionals nervous is having to show the impact of training in a way that makes sense to senior executives in your company.
Training won’t make a difference if learners don’t apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills.
Learn the six enduring leadership principles that will help aspiring leaders become more effective and respected along their journey.
Explore a process for closing the Learning–Doing Gap and providing measurable results.
Learn six ways you can supercharge your time with your leader.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: making progress on one of today’s greatest challenges.
This study investigates the effectiveness of the four leadership styles of the SLII model, which evolved from initiating structure and consideration.
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Why you need a high-involvement, collaborative approach to making change initiatives work in business.
Forty years of Blanchard research has proven that the best leadership style is the one that matches the developmental needs of the person you’re working with.


