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
Ken Blanchard quotes about
customers ethical improve profit responding responsive value
Their No. 1 value is ethics, No. 2 is responding to customers and No. 3 is profits, ... They're saying, 'We won't do anything that will improve our profit if it's not ethical or responsive to customers.'
success work adventure
There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results.
success letting-go empowerment
Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.
humility two ears
If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.
honesty integrity telling-the-truth
Honesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth.
business learning science
Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
smart mirrors people
If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.
learning people leader
Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.
differences vision making-a-difference
Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.
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.
business important management
As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there
meaningful people focus
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.
humility thinking people
People with humility don't think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less.