Overview
Ken Blanchard is a leadership author and co-founder of The Ken Blanchard Companies (Blanchard), best known as co-author of the classic *The One Minute Manager*—a short parable that popularized clear goals, catch-people-doing-things-right praise, and swift redirects. Blanchard’s broader body of work includes Leadership and the One Minute Manager, which connects One Minute practices to situational leadership.
Through Blanchard, organizations train managers in SLII® (Situational Leadership II): diagnose a person’s competence and commitment on a task, then match Directing, Coaching, Supporting, or Delegating styles. Official program pages at blanchard.com present SLII as a practical, scalable leadership development system used worldwide.
Why SUCCESS readers care
One Minute Manager and situational leadership are foundational SUCCESS leadership literacy—simple enough for first-time managers, durable enough for enterprise L&D. Blanchard’s owned training brand turns books into recurring programs.
Proof points
- Co-author, The One Minute Manager
- Leadership and the One Minute Manager / SLII situational leadership model
- Co-founder of Blanchard (Ken Blanchard Companies) leadership training
- Global SLII Experience courses and organizational programs