“Have I done what is really important today?”
Source: The Heart of a Leader
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Famous Ken Blanchard Quotes
“If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.”
Source: Leading at a Higher Level, Revised and Expanded Edition: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations
“Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.”
Source: Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute
“You have the power to help people become winners.”
Source: The Heart of a Leader
“Catching people doing things right is a powerful management concept.”
Source: The Heart of a Leader
“We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.”
“[Marriage is] like signing a 356-page contract without knowing what's in it.”
Source: Learn How to Lead and Succeed (Collection)
“Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can't provide for itself.”
“Don't wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.”
Source: Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action
“If you don't toot your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon.”
“Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.”
Source: Lead Like Jesus
“Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.”
“Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.”
“The best way to develop responsibility in people is to give them responsibility.”
Source: The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results
Source: Mission Possible: Becoming a World Class Organization While There's Still Time
“I cannot say Who Art in Heaven-If all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.”
“As a leader you provide for people only what they can't provide for themselves.”
“Everyday do something in relation to everything that's important to you.”
“Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.”
“Help People Reach Their Full Potential Catch Them Doing Something Right”
“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”