Ignite News, January 2009.



Acknowledging Reality, Defining a Direction and Managing People's Energy.

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In times of uncertainty in Ireland, people need information, direction, and a clear plan for action.  If leaders do not address these issues, people will tend to imagine the worst.  Self-preservation and an individual focus will end up replacing the collaboration and cooperation necessary for an organisation to survive.  The result is a loss of organisation-wide focus that inevitabily leads to declines in productivity and profitability - the very outcomes that companies are hoping to avoid.

It's a pattern that Scott Blanchard, Executive Vice President of The Ken Blanchard Companies International, has seen repeated many times.  To survive and thrive during an uncertain economic environment, Blanchard recommends that leaders adopt three strategies. 

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Event 1. Free Executive Breakfast Briefing, Feb 12th, 2009. 

“Leading At A Higher Level.
Real Leaders CARE.” Breakfast.

Venue: Burlington Hotel, Leeson St, Dublin 4.
Time: 8.15 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.

Exceptional Leaders have always cared about something or someone other than themselves. Join us to understand how real Leaders demonstrate this caring mindset even in the toughest times or situations.

Facilitator, Morgan Pierse, M.D. of Blanchard International Ireland will explain our key attributes that make the difference in Leadership whether you are Leading one person, a team, an organisational change effect or leading yourself to a Higher Level of Performance.

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Upcoming Webinar - Friday 20th March at 10 am Irish Time.
Free Online Seminar in Ireland for Senior Executives & Entrepreneurs.

“Leading At A Higher Level.”
With Morgan Pierse, MD, Blanchard International Ireland Ltd.

Join us to reflect on Leadership in the current climate. Reflect for 50 minutes on the essence of what you can do to build resilience to deal with the current cirsumstances of your business and to lead others through change. Business leaders, Register Event 2 Now.


Dealing with Declining Performance.
Experienced managers will tell you that dealing with declining performance is often a difficult and highly emotionally charged undertaking. If the situation has been going on for some time, there is probably a high level of emotional tension in the relationship between the leader and the direct report.

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 IRELAND NEWSFLASH

Blanchard Ireland now offers "Leading People Through Change" - with bridged business impact modules, tailored to the current situations that Irish organisations find themselves in. More
 

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