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

Ken Blanchard

Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
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Development Inspirational Leadership Thinking
Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.
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Fear Problem Results Thinking
Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.
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Different Kindness Motivational Race Run
If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.
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Business Company Decision People Responsible
Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
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Feedback Food Learning
When you touch – don’t take. Touch people only when you are giving something – reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
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Encouragement Generosity Kindness People Touch
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.
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Humility Inspirational Leadership Responsibility
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
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Action Worth
One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it’s not about you.
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Deep Leadership Life Principle Yourself
The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
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Greatness Leadership People Vision
Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.
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Business Connection Dignity Feeling Goal Inspirational Job
As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.
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Important Leadership Relationship Yourself
Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.
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Break Limitation Rule Success
Most companies spend all their time looking for another management concept and very little time following up the one they have just taught their managers.
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Company Management Time
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.
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Change Enjoyment Learning Necessary World
All good performance starts with clear goals.
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Goal Goodness Inspirational One Liner

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

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