Ken Blanchard
Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchardis an American author and management expert. His extensive writing career includes over 60 published books, most of which are co-authored books. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 Million books and translated into many languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 May 1939
CountryUnited States of America
compete criticize fighting ridiculous rituals stop talk
Our 'franchises' never talk to each other. They compete with each other and criticize each other. We've got to stop this ridiculous fighting over rituals and regulations.
american-businessman benefit responsibility shepherd
Too many leaders act as if the sheep... their people... are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.
applause care customers heard profit taking
I once heard profit is the applause you get for taking care of customers and your people,
leader important our-relationship
As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.
use horns ifs
If you don't toot your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon.
achievement purpose bigger
Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.
firsts doe done
Anything worth doing does not have to be done perfectly - at first.
successful organization focus
Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.
rivers puddles
A river without banks is a large puddle.
commitment no-excuses accepting
When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
use notes presentation-skills
I never use notes, they interfere with me.
purpose calling persons
Purpose has to do with one's calling - deciding what business you are in as a person.
jesus people leader
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.
wisdom knowledge knowing
[Marriage is] like signing a 356-page contract without knowing what's in it.