SEPTEMBER 2018

Don’t Forget Coaching When Transitioning New Leaders

Between 50 and 70 percent of executives fail within the first 18 months of being placed in an executive role, whether they are promoted from within or hired from outside the organization, according to research from the Corporate Executive Board. That statistic is unnecessarily high, say organizational coaching experts Madeleine Homan Blanchard and Patricia Overland. As leaders in the Coaching Services division of The Ken Blanchard Companies, both coaches have seen the research and witnessed firsthand the failure that can occur when leaders are not provided with the support they need to succeed.

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WEBINAR
Supporting Leaders in Transition with Coaching
September 26, 2018

Organizational coaching experts Madeleine Homan Blanchard and Patricia Overland share how to leverage transition coaching during an executive’s first 90 to 120 days to ensure your leaders succeed.

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT
Improving Selling Skills with SLII^®

“Our salespeople don’t just present the features and benefits of our products to their customers. We train them to have meaningful conversations that lead to a deeper understanding of how our products enhance the experience of the patients,” explains Tim Funk, specialty training manager at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company.

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PODCAST
Judd Hoekstra on Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When it Matters Most

In this episode of the Blanchard LeaderChat podcast we speak with Judd Hoekstra on six strategies for turning a pressure situation into an opportunity by reframing it in a new or different way to improve performance.

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RESEARCH
Why a Situational Approach to Leadership Matters

Effective leadership behaviors are context-specific depending on the development level of the follower on a particular goal or task. This study looks at how matching leadership style to follower needs impacts trust, well-being and work intentions.

UPCOMING SESSIONS
Training for Trainers

For trainers, facilitators, and individuals responsible for mentoring, coaching, and developing others, our Training for Trainers (T4T) sessions prepare you to roll out The SLII Experience into your organization.

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UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS
Servant Leadership Live—September and October in 13 Cities throughout the US and Canada!

Are you a leadership, learning, or talent development executive looking to take your organization to the next level?* Join us—and peers—at a Servant Leadership Live presentation! We’ll guide you through the mindset and explore the skillset required to create servant leaders who engage your people to work at their best. Based on best-selling business author Ken Blanchard’s latest book, Servant Leadership in Action, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Servant Leadership and action steps to begin implementing it in your organization immediately.

*This event is designed exclusively for leadership, learning, and talent development professionals responsible for implementing training within their organizations. Maximum of three attendees per organization. If you are a channel partner or independent consultant interested in bringing Servant Leadership or other Blanchard Solutions to your clients, email us or call 760-233-6725 to explore partner opportunities.

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