He’s been in the leadership field for over 40 years, so it’s no surprise that management guru and bestselling author Ken Blanchard has picked up some impressive credentials along the way.
He is the co-founder of the Ken Blanchard Companies, the international management training and consulting firm based in Escondido, Calif., which he and his wife, bestselling author Margie Blanchard, started in 1979. He is a director Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University. He teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program at the University of San Diego.
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