Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.
KEN BLANCHARDPeople don’t mind being challenged to do better if they know the request is coming from a caring heart.
More Ken Blanchard Quotes
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Real communication happens when people feel safe.
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We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.
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Catch people in the act of doing something right.
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Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.
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People who feel good about themselves produce good results.
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Take a minute: look at your goals, look at your performance, see if your behavior matches your goals.
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The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.
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When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
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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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When you touch – don’t take. Touch people only when you are giving something – reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
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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.
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If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.
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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.
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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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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
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