Ken Blanchard
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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
humility two ears
If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.
clear-goals goal clear
All good performance starts with clear goals.
congratulations people soul
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.
humility thinking people
People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less.
limits succeed
Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.
numbers people focus
Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.
principles
One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you.
management
Catch someone doing something right.
legacy you-like-it
Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.
squat good-thoughts
Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat!
problem results not-afraid
Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.
wells
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
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.