Blanchard Starts at the Heart of Leadership to Turn Potential Into Performance

Blanchard starts at the heart of leadership, helping leaders view every exchange as an opportunity to foster trust and deepen relationships. We originate dynamic, human-powered learning experiences that enable leaders at all levels to turn potential into performance. These inspired leaders become the ultimate agents of progress and transformation for their people, work, and organizations.

Why Blanchard

We maximize individual achievement and organizational performance—enabling measurable progress and true transformation.

  • Relevant, resonant, and research-backed content
  • Simple and powerful models that work—and the data to prove it
  • Learning experiences that create connections and outcomes
  • Coaching that maximizes achievement
  • Measurement strategies that show results

Our Vision

Leaders Powered for Good

Dr. Maha Syed

Chief Executive Officer

Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Dr. Maha Syed. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, she is universally characterized by her friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Maha is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for her years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.

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Shaweez Ahmed

Chief Commercial Officer

Shaveez brings over 22 years of experience as a Business and Operations Specialist with a proven track record of creating strategic alignment and achieving results through a systematic approach. Leveraging a deep understanding of business operations, Shaveez excels at bridging the gap between strategy and execution.

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Antony Demetriou

Principal Consultant

Antony is a Principal Consultant at Blanchard, a globally recognized leader in leadership development and organizational effectiveness. He leverages his expertise in leadership development, coaching and talent management to help organizations achieve their strategic goals by empowering leaders, building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of engagement.

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Our Mission

Blanchard’s leadership experts, proven content, and dynamic learning experiences maximize individual achievement and organizational performance.


Our Values

Be True

From business decisions to daily interactions, we remain true to our values. Grounded in transparency and directness, we strive to consistently do what’s right by our clients and our people.

Scale Kindness

First, do no harm. We serve others with compassion, love, and grace. We act as though the world is watching, always stopping to ask, “Is it fair, balanced, and right?”

Transform Together

Transformation is not realized by one individual. Heart and mind-aligned leaders inspire teams to reach new heights of achievement together.

Relentless Pursuit

True leadership is a persistent learning quest. We are a constant resource for those navigating this journey, inspiring people to continuously redefine their personal bests.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace

Our Commitment to DEI →

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Developing tomorrow’s leaders, today

Established in 1979, The Blanchard Companies focus on a clear mission: empowering individuals, strengthening workplaces, and propelling businesses to become top choices for employees, clients, and investors. .

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Our people

Delivering innovative leadership development solutions to the world’s leading companies and individuals takes a team of dedicated learning and development professionals with diverse skill sets. We’ve intentionally built a company that attracts leadership development and learning professionals who conduct research and deliver thought leadership that shapes the way we develop our people.

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Working at Blanchard

Are you a leadership development professional who strives to be part of an organization that is committed to creating a positive impact on the way people work, worldwide? At Blanchard, we strive to foster a collaborative, innovative, and values-driven culture with an emphasis on personal and professional growth.

Awards & Recognition

We’re grateful that our industry has recognized the excellence of our solutions and people, and the way in which we put our values into action to create a dynamic workplace.
2024 Top 20 Leadership Training Company
2023 Top Workplace — San Diego Union-Tribune
CLO Silver Learning in Practice Business Impact Award
2023 Platinum MarCom Award - 3 Awards
2023 Gold MarCom Award - 3 Awards
Excellence in the Leadership Development Category
Best Advance in Leadership Development with Amgen
Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program with Western Digital
Leading People Through Change® Concepts — Best New Product of the Year
2023 Top 20 Leadership Training Company
Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Advancement in Leadership
2023 Top Workplace — USA
CEO Today Executive Coaching Award
Top 10 Emerging Leadership Development Companies in Middle East
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Local Presence, Global Reach

The Blanchard team is located around the globe, bringing you localized leadership development training and courses across cultures and continents.
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  • 300+
    Facilitators & Consultants
  • 70
    Countries
  • 29
    Languages
  • 140+
    Coaches