Ken Blanchard
Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchardis an American author and management expert. His extensive writing career includes over 60 published books, most of which are co-authored books. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 Million books and translated into many languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 May 1939
CountryUnited States of America
successful organization focus
Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.
rivers puddles
A river without banks is a large puddle.
commitment no-excuses accepting
When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
use notes presentation-skills
I never use notes, they interfere with me.
purpose calling persons
Purpose has to do with one's calling - deciding what business you are in as a person.
jesus people leader
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.
wisdom knowledge knowing
[Marriage is] like signing a 356-page contract without knowing what's in it.
silence solitude too-much
The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.
consistency way
Consistency isn't behaving the same way all the time.
problem results not-afraid
Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.
important today done
Have I done what is really important today?
gun house zone
How many of you would put in front of your house a sign that says gun-free zone?
Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly
prayer real reading
The most important habit is solitude, quiet time. People who enter their day by taking 45 minutes or an hour for themselves - meditation, prayer, inspirational reading, taking a walk - before they go for it in the real world do best.