Ken Blanchard Quotes

If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.

Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.

Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.

The Hoffman Process brings forth spiritual leadership in a person. It made my spirituality come alive. Through the Hoffman Process I actually brought my faith into my daily actions.

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less.

Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.

Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.

I cannot say Who Art in Heaven-If all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.

Spouses often point out each other's deficiencies. Instead, we should be each other's motivator. My husband touches my spirit, and I try my best to motivate him, too.

Present thinking people kill the future.

In fact, .. Jesus is mentioned 75 times in the Koran.

Servant-leader ship is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don't work for you, you work for them.

Empowering means helping teams develop their skills and knowledge and supporting them to use their talents.

We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.

Real communication happens when people feel safe.

The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.

Your game is only as good as your practice.

Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can't provide for itself.

Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven't learned a thing until you take action and use it.

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.

Congratulations offer more potential than cash. The amount of available cash is limited, but managers have an unlimited supply of congratulations. It's important to pay people fairly, but managers also should heap on congratulations and feed people's souls.

The best way to develop responsibility in people is to give them responsibility.

The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.

Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.

Many people measure their success by wealth, recognition, power and status. There's nothing wrong with those, but if that's all you're focused on, you're missing the boat ... if you focus on significance -using your time and talent to serve others -that's when truly meaningful success can come your way.

Before something can become a habit it must first be practiced as a discipline.

The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

A river without banks is a large puddle.

Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better. Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans.

Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.

Don't wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.

Everyday do something in relation to everything that's important to you.

Your business should be defined, not in terms of the product or service you offer, but in terms of what customer need your product or service fulfills. While products come and go, basic needs and customer groups stay around, i.e., the need for communication, the need for transportation, etc. What market need do you supply?

People don't mind being challenged to do better if they
know the request is coming from a caring heart

Good thoughts not delivered mean squat.

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.

If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.

If you don't seek perfection, you can never reach excellence.

Start your day with good intentions and set yourself up for a good attitude. It's not what happens to you that matters but how you respond.

I grew up in New England. I think I was brought up with the Puritan ethic: that if you worked really hard in life, then good would come to you. The harder you work, the luckier you get. I've come to believe that it's the smarter you work, the better.

Asking for other's guidance helps you see what you may not be able to see. It's always important to check your ego and ask for help.

We can't control everything in life, that's for sure, but we can reach out to the people we love to tell them we love and care about them.

If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.

Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.

Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.

Catch people in the act of doing something right.

Take yourself seriously but take yourself lightly.

[Marriage is] like signing a 356-page contract without knowing what's in it.

As a servant leader the way you serve the vision is by developing people so that they can work on that vision even when you're not around. The ultimate sin of an effective servant leader is what happens when you are not there. That was the power of Jesus' leadership-the leaders He trained went on to change the world when He was no longer with them in bodily form.

If you want your people to be responsible, be responsive to their needs.

What we give our attention to, grows.

Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.

Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.

One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you.

You have the power to help people become winners.

Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don't know where you are going, your leadership doesn't matter.

Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.

A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.

No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice.

Purpose has to do with one's calling - deciding what business you are in as a person.

Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.