Leadership-Profit Chain

Understanding how leadership actually drives success

There’s no shortage of opinions about what makes an organization successful. A charismatic leader. A revolutionary product. Market timing. Luck. All these factors undoubtably contribute to corporate success. 



But there is a deeper answer, and we share it in the Leadership-Profit Chain. The outcome of 25 years of academic research on our part, the Leadership-Profit Chain reveals how operational leaders—your frontline managers—are the linchpin of success.

Understanding the exceptional impact of leaders

Blanchard's Leadership Profit-Chain explains the difference between strategic and operational leadership, and the special role operational leaders play in delivering your mission. A 35-minute self-paced course written in easy-to-understand language, the Leadership Profit-Chain program examines how operational leaders turn strategy into action, inspire employees to do their best, and motivate people to deliver unmatched service—the key to unlocking customer devotion.

A deeper look into operational leadership success

The Leadership Profit-Chain explores the direct links between inspired operational leadership, employee dedication, customer devotion, and organizational vitality. It is an eye-opening look at the pivotal role your frontline leaders play in your mission.

Strategic Leadership

Setting the goals for everyone in the organization 



Operational Leadership

The people responsible for turning the strategic goals into reality


Employee Work Passion

The outcome of working in an inspiring workplace, manifesting as commitment, job satisfaction, and perceived fairness


Customer Devotion

Happens when people have positive experiences with products and services, company policies, procedures, and personnel


Organizational Vitality

The degree to which an organization is successful over time

The Link between Leadership and Organizational Success

Boost Strategic Awareness

Increase leaders' understanding of the drivers and barriers of organizational vitality

Build Leadership Synergy

Help leaders understand how strategic and operational leadership work optimally together

Cultivate Employee Engagement

Give leaders a deeper understanding of the importance of employee passion and engagement

​Unlock Customer Lifetime Value

Help leaders see the powerful connection between happy employees and devoted customers

Client story

Good Leadership Is a Strategic Choice for Maarla Group

Create A Culture Of Courageous Inclusion

It takes more than just awareness building and familiarizing people with DEI terminology to enable lasting culture change. Give your people the confidence and skills they need to create an inclusive, welcoming work environment that encourages people to bring their whole selves to work. 

Delivery Options to Meet Your Needs



We can deliver Conversational Capacity in-person, as virtual sessions, as part of a learning journey, or delivered in a self-directed online or moderated online version, so your managers can learn the methodology wherever they are and whenever they have time.

The in-person course is one full day. With hundreds of facilitators worldwide, we can deliver sessions for your organization or equip you to run them yourself. Public courses are also available. 


Prework: LAUNCH — Welcome the participants and set the context for individuals and teams to reach new levels of performance through various activities to engage in open, balanced, and nondefensive conversations.

Session 1: LEARN — Defines awareness as the ability to recognize the two powerful emotional reactions and how they are essential for staying in the sweet spot. 

Session 2: PRACTICE — Defines the Conversational Capacity Skillset, which includes specific behaviors people can use to balance candor and curiosity. 

Session 3: APPLY — Introduces the Curiosity Skills, which highlights the advantage of having the humility to seek out information that might be missing and to understand others’ points of view. 

1 Day Instructor-led Course 

Communication can be a business driver or a derailer

80 %

the U.S. workforce reports feeling stressed because of ineffective company communication. 63% have wanted to quit because ineffective communication interfered with their ability to do their job.*

Up to 41 %

Companies with better relationships and communication experience 20% higher productivity, 21% higher profitability, and 41% lower absenteeism.** 

*Dynamic Signal, 2019 Dynamic Signal Study.  | **Wellness Council of America,The ROI on Better Workplace Conversations.

Good Listeners And Communicators Unlock Your Workplace’s Potential

Conversational Capacity is the foundation for a positive and productive workplace. It redirects all the energy wasted in unproductive exchanges into channels that benefit people and the enterprise. 

Engage Employees

When people have honest and meaningful conversations, morale rises and the workplace buzzes with enthusiasm. 

Spur Innovation

People share ideas. Colleagues contribute. A good idea evolves into a great one. That’s how innovation happens. 

Improve Productivity

The gap between what people say and what others hear closes. Miscommunication and misunderstandings evaporate, and real work gets done.

Ready to Get Started?

Build a renewed partnership between your strategic and operational leaders that strengthens your entire organization with Blanchard’s Leadership-Profit Chain.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact us today to learn how we can help your leaders learn the skills they need to manage and develop their people effectively. Whether you prefer to use well-established, standard training designs or to tailor your learning experiences for your employees, we can help you succeed.

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