Ken Blanchard Quotes - Page 2

If you don't seek perfection, you can never reach excellence.

Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly

Have I done what is really important today?

The most important habit is solitude, quiet time. People who enter their day by taking 45 minutes or an hour for themselves - meditation, prayer, inspirational reading, taking a walk - before they go for it in the real world do best.

Before something can become a habit it must first be practiced as a discipline.

When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

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

Real communication happens when people feel safe.

Business is like tennis. Those who serve well win.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't relearn the value of a smile, they'll be unable to fire up others' ability to find real enjoyment in their work.

Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.

Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better. Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans.

[Marriage is] like signing a 356-page contract without knowing what's in it.

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

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

People who feel good about themselves produce good results.

Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.

Customer service should not be a department, customer service is everyone's job.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions.

If you want your people to be responsible, be responsive to their needs.

You have the power to help people become winners.

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

People don't mind being challenged to do better if they know the request is coming from a caring heart

One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you.

Honesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth.