Ken Blanchard Quotes about Leadership

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

None of us is as smart as all of us.

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.

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

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

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.

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

If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.

The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.

Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.

Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.

Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.

The 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.

As a servant leader the way you serve the vision is by developing people so that they can work on that vision even when you're not around. The ultimate sin of an effective servant leader is what happens when you are not there. That was the power of Jesus' leadership-the leaders He trained went on to change the world when He was no longer with them in bodily form.

I never use notes, they interfere with me.