Kenneth Blanchard quotes

Kenneth Blanchard is a renowned American author and management expert known for his groundbreaking work in the field of leadership and management. With over 60 published books, including the best-selling "The One Minute Manager," Blanchard has had a significant impact on countless organizations and individuals worldwide. His practical and innovative approach to leadership has earned him numerous awards and accolades throughout his successful career. Blanchard continues to inspire and empower leaders to drive positive change and achieve success in their personal and professional lives. Explore Kenneth Blanchard's valuable insights and strategies to elevate your leadership skills and enhance organizational performance.

People who feel good about themselves produce good results.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Goals begin behaviors, consequences maintain them.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Anytime you use your influence to affect the thoughts and actions of others, you are engaging in leadership.

- Kenneth Blanchard

An effective leader must step back, look at the big picture, and make sure the important things are not being pushed out of the way by the seemingly urgent needs of the moment.

- Kenneth Blanchard

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.

- Kenneth Blanchard

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Quality is simply giving people the product or service they really want and need.

- Kenneth Blanchard

If you don’t blow your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

- Kenneth Blanchard

As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there.

- Kenneth Blanchard

A problem only exists if there is a difference between what is actually happening and what you desire to be happening.

- Kenneth Blanchard

When you stop learning you stop growing.

- Kenneth Blanchard

When people don't know what’s going on, it’s human nature for them to imagine a version that’s ten times worse than the truth!

- Kenneth Blanchard

We can’t always control what happens in our lives- things will go well, things will go poorly-but what we can control is our response to those events.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Unexpressed thoughts don't mean squat!

- Kenneth Blanchard

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.

- Kenneth Blanchard

The best way to teach people is by telling a story.

- Kenneth Blanchard

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

- Kenneth Blanchard

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

- Kenneth Blanchard

Some of the greatest advances happen when people are bold enough to speak their truth and listen to others speak theirs.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven't learned a thing until you take action and use it.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Knowing where you're going is the first step to get there.

- Kenneth Blanchard

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Empowerment means that people have the freedom to act. It also means that they are accountable for results.

- Kenneth Blanchard

Feedback is the breakfast of champions.

- Kenneth Blanchard