Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Ken Blanchard (American Author)

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (b.1939) is an American author and management expert. His book The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. He has coauthored over 30 other best-selling books, including Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service, Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership, Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization, Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships and Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations.

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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
Topics: Management

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Management

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Leadership, Authority

HELP = H(umor), E-go, edging God out, L-istening, P-urpose
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Help, Aid, Assistance

The first principle of ethical power is purpose. By purpose, I don’t mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Purpose

People are okay, it is their behavior that’s a problem sometimes.
—Ken Blanchard

People who produce good results feel good about themselves.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Excellence

Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Feedback, Business

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.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Commitment, Results, Rest

None of us is as smart as all of us.
—Ken Blanchard
Topics: Teamwork

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
Topics: Challenges

I never use notes, they interfere with me.
—Ken Blanchard

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