Ken Blanchard Quotes

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• 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.

  Ken Blanchard

  Success, Work, Adventure

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• 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.

  Ken Blanchard

  Winning, Goal, People

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  The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

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• 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.

  Ken Blanchard

  Attitude, Matter, Good Intentions

  Twitter post from Jul 14, 2015

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• None of us is as smart as all of us.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Leadership, Teamwork

  Twitter post from Dec 13, 2012

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• Leadership is not something you do to people. It's something you do with people.

  Ken Blanchard

  People

  Twitter post from Sep 27, 2013

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

  Ken Blanchard

  Use, Action, Behavior

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

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Courage

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• 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.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Jobs, Organization

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• 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.

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  Meaningful, People, Focus

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• What we give our attention to, grows.

  Ken Blanchard

  Giving, Attention, Grows

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.8, David C Cook

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

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  Journey, Knowing Who You Are, Vision

  Ken Blanchard, Colleen Barrett (2013). “Learn How to Lead and Succeed (Collection)”, p.164, FT Press

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• All good performance starts with clear goals.

  Ken Blanchard

  Clear Goals, Goal, Clear

  Ken Blanchard, Garry Ridge (2013). “Improve Your Career Performance (Collection)”, p.390, FT Press

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• Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.

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  Teacher, Business, Learning

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.13, David C Cook

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• When you stop learning you stop growing.

  Ken Blanchard

  Growing

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.29, David C Cook

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• As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there

  Ken Blanchard

  Business, Important, Management

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• Real communication happens when people feel safe.

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  Real, Communication, Thinking

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.88, David C Cook

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• The best minute you spend is the one you invest in people

  Ken Blanchard

  People, Minutes

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• Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.

  Ken Blanchard

  Differences, Vision, Making A Difference

  Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, Alan Randolph (2001). “Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute”, p.48, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

  Ken Blanchard

  Leadership, Power, Past

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• Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.

  Ken Blanchard

  Successful, Organization, Focus

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• People who feel good about themselves produce good results.

  Ken Blanchard

  Inspirational, Morning, Swimming

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.13, David C Cook

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• Catching people doing things right is a powerful management concept.

  Ken Blanchard

  Motivational, Powerful, People

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.5, David C Cook

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• The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement.

  Ken Blanchard

  Leadership, Jobs, Commitment

  Ken Blanchard (2010). “The Heart of a Leader”, p.142, David C Cook

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

  Ken Blanchard

  People, Waiting, Praise

  Ken Blanchard, Paul Meyer, Dick Ruhe (2007). “Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action”, p.72, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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