Ep. 60: Scott Blanchard, what is the future of leadership development?

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What is the future of leadership development? In our new Episode of Leaders Talk our host Karsten speaks with Scott Blanchard, President at The Ken Blanchard Companies, one of the global leading companies in management training, consulting and coaching, very well known for the " SLII" model.

He talks about what it was like to become the President of the Ken Blanchard Companies, especially at the beginning of the pandemic where many changes had to take place.

He also talks about why it was “cool and weird” to grow up in the footsteps of his parents and how he found his own vocation. He also shares with us his outlook on the future of leadership development, tells us how they innovate and why it is also but not only important to use technology.

The topics in the podcast with Scott Blanchard:

- Scott Blanchard introduces himself (2:45)

- He tells us what happened since he became president (7:40)

- Scott explains us, how The Ken Blanchard Companies make innovations (22:30)

- Blanchard talks about how coaching was integrated in their models (28:45)

- Scott shares something about his childhood and growing up in big footsteps (39:45)

- He tells us how he experienced the Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard Partnership (1:03:12)

- Scott talks about his vision for the future (1:11:00)

Further Links:

Blanchard https://www.kenblanchard.com
EST (Erhard Seminar Trainings) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Erhard

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Guest: Scott Blanchard

Host: Karsten Drath

Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller

Research & Preparation: Konradin Schuchter & Lena Wokurka