Kenneth H. Blanchard Quotes

It was as though most managers in the world were primarily interested either in results or in people. The managers who were interested in results often seemed to be labeled "autocratic," while the managers interested in people were often labeled "democratic." The young man thought each of these managers - the "tough" autocrat and the "nice" democrat - were only partially effective. "It's like being half a manager," he thought.

Leadership is not about power. It's not about control; it's about helping people live according to the vision.

Effective managers," he thought, "manage themselves and the people they work with
so that both the organization and the people profit from their presence.

To learn from the past is good, but to live there is a waste. To plan for the future is good, but to live there is a waste. You are happiest and most productive in life when you are living in the present.

It's only when you realize that it's not about you that you begin to lead at a higher level.

Learning to let go, to put the team's will first, is an empowering experience that leads to the most wonderful of all experiences: being a member of a high-performing, gungho, high-five team. Remember, leadership is not all about you.

What you resist, persists. Until you deal with your feelings, you will be stuck with them.

First let's look at a model of Situational Leadership II that shows a combination development level and leadership style.

The best way to teach people is by telling a story

A truly great and enduring vision will extend beyond the leadership season of any one individual and be carried in the hearts and minds of those to whom it has been entrusted.

The more attention you pay to a behavior, the more it will be repeated. Accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative are the best tools for increasing productivity.

If you catch yourself doing things right, everything in your life will improve - especially your relationships. That's because it's fun to be around people who like themselves.

Goals begin behaviors, consequences maintain them.

Empowerment Is Something Someone Gives You. Self Leadership Is What You Do To Make It Work.

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.

Unexpressed thoughts don't mean squat!

Leading people is the opposite of trying to control them; it's about gaining their trust through your integrity, developing their potential through your partnership, and motivating them through your affirmation.

Empowerment requires a major shift in attitude. The most crucial place that this shift must occur is in the heart of every leader.

When you judge someone, it impairs your ability to see him or her clearly, as if a filter is screening out everything about that person except what fits your assessment.

Yes. However, remember - productivity is more than just the quantity of work done. It is also the quality.

People in the community, they don't think less of themselves, they just think about themselves less.

Making the development of people an equal partner with performance is a decision you make.

The best definition of profit I've ever heard is that it is the applause you get for satisfying your customers and creating a motivating environment for your people.

Trump is President. We're all fucked.

Anytime you use your influence to affect the thoughts and actions of others, you are engaging in leadership.

Feedback is important to people. We all want to know how well we're doing. That's why it is essential for an effective performance review system to provide ongoing feedback.

As a collaborative leader, you support people in their work - you remove roadblocks and help them win.

Scripture is the holy Word from the holy God, delivered by holy men, to teach holy truths and to make people holy.

Help People Reach Their Full Potential
Catch Them Doing Something Right

Leaders today must have a strong vision and positive beliefs that support that vision. If they don't, their people will not only lose, but they'll be lost. When difficulties arise, their minds will not be prepared to stand up to the challenge.

A good life is built on strong, solid values such as integrity, love, honesty, and purposeful work.

Knowing where you're going is the first step to get there.

It's been said that if you don't toot your own horn, someone will come along and use it as a spittoon.

Everyone Is A Potential Winner. Some People Are Disguised As Losers. Don't Let Their Appearances Fool You.

People should learn Less More and not More Less

When I first came to work her i spotted a problem that needed to be solved, but I didn't know what to do. So I called the One Minute Manager. When he answered the phone, I said, Sir, I have a problem. Befor I could get another word out, he said, Good! That's what you've been hired to solve.

One of the biggest obstacles to high performance in organizations comes from unclear expectations and accountability.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions

Trusting in Something Other Than God Another way you Edge God Out is when you trust in something other than the character and unconditional love of God as your source of security and self-worth. When you put your sense of security and self-worth in your intellect, your position, your performance, your possessions, or your business and personal contacts, you're counting on things that are at-risk and temporary. Instead, you must place your trust in that which is sure and eternal: God's care for you and the wisdom He provides about living in harmony with the rest of His creation.

Determination to make a difference, do worthwhile work, get good results, and, at the same time, have fun.

The best use of power is not to have to use it at all.

Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat!

Take a minute: look at your goals, look at your performance, see if your behavior matches your goals.

Remember, the best leaders are those who understand that their power flows through them, not from them.

People who feel good about themselves, produce good results.

When people don't know what's going on, it's human nature for them to imagine a version that's ten times worse than the truth!

One of the primary mistakes that leaders today make, when called to lead, is spending most of their time and energy trying to improve things at the organizational level before ensuring that they have adequately addressed their own credibility at individual, one-on-one, or team leadership levels.

Habits Your habits are how you renew your daily commitment as a leader to serve rather than to be served. As a leader committed to serve despite all the pressures, trials, and temptations He faced, how did Jesus replenish His energy and servant perspective? His habits! Through a life pattern of solitude and prayer, knowledge of the will of God expressed in His Holy Word, and the community He shared with a small group of intimate companions, Jesus was constantly refreshed and renewed.

The people who work with you as their manager will look to you as one of their sources of wisdom

We can't always control what happens in our lives- things will go well, things will go poorly-but what we can control is our response to those events.

Catching people doing things right provides satisfaction and motivates good performance. But remember, give praise immediately, make it specific, and finally, encourage people to keep up the good work.

Leaders empower individuals by building trust and coaching competence in their job roles and networking skills.