Ken Blanchard Quotes

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.

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.

None of us is as smart as all of us

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

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

Secret #1 : One minute Goal Setting "People who feel good about themselves produce good results

Feedback is the breakfast of champions

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

Secret #3 : One minute Reprimand "We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior

Secret #2 : One Minute Praising Help People to Reach Their Full Potential. Catch Them Doing Something Right

Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.

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

The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. I still give The One Minute Manager to every person I promote. It’s an amazing resource, in particular on how to give feedback. My biggest takeaways were: Criticize the behavior, not the person. Praise in public; criticize in private. Praise with emotion, criticize without emotion.

People should learn Less More and not More Less

Unexpressed thoughts don't mean squat!

Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat!

ضع الأهداف، امدح، انتقد السلوكيات، شجّع الناس، قل الحق، اضحك، اعمل، استمتع

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

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.

Honesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth" (The One Minute Apology - Ken Blanchard & Margaret Mc Bride)

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

In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people.” —Ken Blanchard

Author and business consultant Ken Blanchard says, “Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

إن قول "آسف" وحده لايكفي إذا لم يصحبه تغيير في سلوكك'' The One Minute Apology

There is 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 Chief Spiritual Officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies and coauthor of over 30 books, including the classic best seller The One Minute Manager

None of us is as smart as all of us.” – KEN BLANCHARD

«El poder de una persona no se deriva de su cargo, sino de las personas sobre cuyas vidas influye.» (del libro de Colleen Barrett y Ken Blanchard Leading with LUV: A different way to Create Real Success, sobre la historia de la cultura y liderazgo de SowthWest Airlines). Y como aprendí en la montaña, a la cima no se llega superando a los demás sino superándose a uno mismo.

Harness the Wisdom of teams “None of us is as smart as all of us.” —KEN BLANCHARD, CONSULTANT, SPEAKER, TRAINER

Keep in touch, consistently, personally, and systematically.

productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization."   -Ken Blanchard

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.

Let Bob Buford be your guide to make sure your best years are ahead of you. Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One-Minute Manager

What we give our attention to, grows. —Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard Whale Done!™       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.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions.’ – Ken Blanchard

Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership, by Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi, and Drea Zigarmi, to gain more insight into this powerful coaching framework.

We train animals but we educate people. As a leader you are a teacher. Your primary job is to develop your people.

Boss, I've got a problem." I replied, "A problem? Be positive. There's no such thing as problems. Just opportunities!" She replied, "In that case, I've got an insurmountable opportunity." After a good laugh, I asked her, "What's the problem?

Tuck your team members in around the areas where they quickly achieve flow—those are typically where they are particularly primed to contribute value. As Ken Blanchard, the author of the 1982 bestselling leadership guide The One Minute Manager, explains, “Catch people doing things right.” It’s much more powerful than collecting behaviors that are wrong.

Ken Blanchard, of Tom Friedman and of Seth Godin, The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom, First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham, Good to Great by Jim Collins, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi,

offered me new perspectives: the works of Ken Blanchard, of Tom Friedman and of Seth Godin, The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom, First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham, Good to Great by Jim Collins, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi, E-Myth by Michael Gerber, The Tipping Point and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, Chaos by James Gleick, Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D., The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni, Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, FISH! By Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen and Ken Blanchard, The Naked Brain by Richard Restack, Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman, The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki, The Black Swan by Nicholas Taleb, American Mania by Peter Whybrow, M.D., and the single most important book everyone should read, the book that teaches us that we cannot control the circumstances around us, all we can control is our attitude—Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. I

is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. —HARRY S. TRUMAN None of us is as smart as all of us. —KEN BLANCHARD

You can't control the outcome of events, but you can control what you think and what you do.

Are you here to serve or to be served?

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.… Using your time and talent to serve others—that’s when truly meaningful success can come your way. —KEN BLANCHARD

When you are just interested in something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed, you accept only results, not excuses.

In personal strategic planning, your goal is to get the highest “return on energy” from your activities. Ken Blanchard refers to this as getting the highest “return on life.

Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of people in their personal or professional lives, you are taking on the role of a leader.

Ken Blanchard is famous for saying ‘we need to catch people doing something right’. These performers may need your feedback as well!

All we have to do to improve in this area is decide how much we want to make and then make the difference between our income and expenses – emphasis must be on the income side and this must exceed our expenses

We find more meaning and purpose when we help others – the real gift is giving ourselves to others and this is what brings us fulfillment

A life of significance happens when we truly help others for their sake