https://learningnews.comWed, 14 Jun 2017 17:47:37 GMTLearning News RSS Generatorhttps://learningnews.com/images/tpr-twitter-a_400x400.pnghttps://learningnews.comLearning News144144Learning Newsenhttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2016/the-ken-blanchard-companies-releases-first-time-manager-the-essential-skills-from-the-new-one-minuteWed, 17 Feb 2016 11:04:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2016/the-ken-blanchard-companies-releases-first-time-manager-the-essential-skills-from-the-new-one-minuteThe Ken Blanchard Companies®, a global leadership development and management training company, today released First-time Manager—its new training programme built on the time-tested secrets of The New One Minute Manager. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2016/the-ken-blanchard-companies-named-top-20-leadership-training-company-by-trainingindustrycomMon, 08 Feb 2016 12:41:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2016/the-ken-blanchard-companies-named-top-20-leadership-training-company-by-trainingindustrycomTrainingIndustry.com recently named The Ken Blanchard Companies® to the Top 20 Leadership Training Companies List for the seventh year in a row. The Top 20 List is a part of TrainingIndustry.com’s mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies. TrainingIndustry.com is a US based organisation, though it's lists do include global organisations.]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2015/the-new-one-minute-manager-–-classic-business-book-updated-for-a-new-generationTue, 28 Apr 2015 15:41:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2015/the-new-one-minute-manager-–-classic-business-book-updated-for-a-new-generationHarperCollins publish 7 May The New One Minute Manager... updated by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson to reflect the new challenges facing managers in today's business environment; Ken Blanchard hosts webinar on The New One Minute Manager - 5 May.]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2014/the-one-minute-manager-gets-fit-at-lastWed, 09 Jul 2014 15:09:30 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2014/the-one-minute-manager-gets-fit-at-lastNew Ken Blanchard book takes leadership out of the office and into the gym. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2014/ken-blanchard-donates-top-leadership-tips-to-celebrate-75th-birthdayThu, 15 May 2014 13:42:24 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2014/ken-blanchard-donates-top-leadership-tips-to-celebrate-75th-birthdayThere can’t be many management gurus who founded their leadership development organisations 35 years ago and who still top the business best-seller lists aged 75, but One Minute Manager co-author Ken Blanchard is a notable exception. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/top-awards-win-for-ken-blanchard-companies-new-slii-experienceMon, 09 Dec 2013 17:00:51 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/top-awards-win-for-ken-blanchard-companies-new-slii-experienceDespite having been on the market for just weeks, The Ken Blanchard Companies’ new SLII® Experience leadership programme has already scooped two top awards: a Gold MarCom Award and a Bronze Best in Biz award. The SLII Experience is an innovative new format for Blanchard’s Situational Leadership® II (SLII) programme, introduced to provide a fast-paced, results-focused learning experience where participants exercise their new skills in the classroom and leave prepared to immediately lead differently. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/the-ken-blanchard-companies-announces-major-new-learning-design-for-situational-leadership-ii-the-sMon, 11 Nov 2013 20:18:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/the-ken-blanchard-companies-announces-major-new-learning-design-for-situational-leadership-ii-the-sFor nearly 30 years Situational Leadership® II (SLII®) has been the world’s most widely taught leadership model, relied upon by some of the best global organisations. Now, its creators The Ken Blanchard Companies have launched the new ‘SLII® Experience,’ a results-focused, interactive learning module using apps, games and virtual learning design options as well as fast-paced classroom training. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/tackling-the-dysfunctionally-connected-workplaceThu, 12 Sep 2013 14:02:22 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/tackling-the-dysfunctionally-connected-workplace61% of working people own a smart phone. Technically, we are more able to connect than ever before but, according to research by The Ken Blanchard Companies, more than 80% of leaders don’t listen and 82% never praise, redirect, or give appropriate feedback to their colleagues. 64% wish they could talk to their boss about problems with their colleagues, but only 8% actually do. The alarming truth is that our human connections in the workplace are alarmingly dysfunctional.]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/managers-wait-ten-years-for-leadership-trainingMon, 22 Apr 2013 15:21:20 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/managers-wait-ten-years-for-leadership-trainingThe average age of a manager when they first receive leadership training is 42, yet they become a manager, on average, aged 33. Meanwhile, less than ten percent of employees under the age of 30 are provided the opportunity to participate in leadership development. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/how-to-do-still-more-with-less-Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:33:11 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2013/how-to-do-still-more-with-less-The Ken Blanchard Companies is hosting a webinar on 24 April for those managers feeling stressed and struggling to cope at work. While it might seem impossible to do even more with less, there are still ways to meet increasing expectations in a time of diminished resources. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/are-you-a-halloween-frankenboss-ten-ways-to-tellTue, 30 Oct 2012 16:14:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/are-you-a-halloween-frankenboss-ten-ways-to-tellAre you a ‘Frankenboss?’ That's a mean boss who terrorises his or her employees, or whose behaviour closely resembles that of a half-brained monster? The Ken Blanchard Companies’ Randy Conley says that if any of these describe your leadership style, you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine the face that’s peering back at you – are there bolts growing out of the sides of your neck?]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/un-leaderlike-moments-how-to-make-a-success-out-of-a-shambles-Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:22:26 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/un-leaderlike-moments-how-to-make-a-success-out-of-a-shambles-We’ve all had them, those ‘un-leaderlike’ moments when we feel we let ourselves down. Whether it’s in our public life, our work life, or our personal life, even the best leaders have been guilty of getting it wrong at one time or another.]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/hot-and-not-bothered-Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:45:42 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/hot-and-not-bothered-Research by The Ken Blanchard Companies on Employee Passion supports findings of latest CIPD report. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/it-only-takes-a-minute-to-make-a-profitWed, 11 Jul 2012 12:43:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/it-only-takes-a-minute-to-make-a-profitThe ‘One Minute Manager,’ business guru Dr Ken Blanchard, comes to the UK in October to pass on his legendary wisdom about how to increase productivity and profits. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/why-great-leaders-must-be-willing-to-growWed, 04 Apr 2012 11:07:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/why-great-leaders-must-be-willing-to-growWill you be a leader who is always ready to face the next challenge? Or will you be a leader who tries to apply yesterday’s solutions to today’s problems? These are just two of the questions posed by top-selling author team Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller who are back with their third book, Great Leaders GROW: Becoming a Leader for Life. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/uk-businesses-put-the-customer-last-say-consumersThu, 26 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/uk-businesses-put-the-customer-last-say-consumersIn a nationwide review of surveys undertaken by retail organisations, statisticians, consumer organisations and ombudsmen, The Ken Blanchard Companies has found a mass of evidence suggesting that in the UK, the customer comes anything but first. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/how-many-of-your-people-have-quit-and-stayedMon, 16 Jan 2012 12:01:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2012/how-many-of-your-people-have-quit-and-stayedThe cost of workers who ‘quit and stay’, employees who are unmotivated, uninspired, and who pretty much give up on their jobs, but who still hang around to receive their pay cheques runs into billions. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/global-leadership-company-expands-in-dach-region-Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/global-leadership-company-expands-in-dach-region-The Ken Blanchard Companies is extending its range of leadership, team building, organisational change and customer service training it offers in the German language. The move follows Blanchard’s success delivering its world-renowned programmes in the DACH region to leading companies such as Akzo Nobel, Vattenfall, Bayer Healthcare, Deutsche Bank, Gillette, HILTI, Nokia Siemens Networks, Microsoft, and Ricoh. ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/what-is-doing-nothing-costing-your-business-Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/what-is-doing-nothing-costing-your-business-'It will be too expensive.' 'Far too disruptive!' 'We don't have the time.' These are probably the top three excuses training professionals come up against when trying to make the case for learning and development programmes. But the answer to all of them is 'well how much time and money will you waste, and how much disruption will you experience by doing nothing?' ]]>https://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/training-survives-recession-most-business-will-continue-to-invest-in-ld,-says-blanchard-survey Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://learningnews.com/news/the-ken-blanchard-companies/2011/training-survives-recession-most-business-will-continue-to-invest-in-ld,-says-blanchard-survey 78% of organisations polled by The Ken Blanchard Companies in their latest annual Corporate Issues Survey say they will be spending the same or more on L&D initiatives in the next financial year. ]]>