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. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
If people aren’t clear on what business you’re in, what you’re trying to accomplish, your values, your goals, then shame on you. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t involve them. It’s just your responsibility to make sure that that’s clear. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
Too often in business, only financial data is gathered – and then it is distributed only to management. Other key indicators that relate to performance areas also need to be tracked. Information on performance has to be made available to those people who can best use it – those doing the work. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
If your employees are disengaged, and they don’t take care of your customers, it doesn’t matter how good your strategy is – your customers will still go somewhere else. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
I think a great leader is somebody who realizes it’s not about them, it’s about the people that they’re serving, that they’re really other-directed rather than self- directed. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
I absolutely believe in the power of tithing and giving back. My own experience about all the blessings I’ve had in my life is that the more I give away, the more that comes back. That is the way life works, and that is the way energy works. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
It’s been true in my life that when I’ve needed a mentor, the right person shows up. Ken Blanchard Read Quote
