Leadership is not something you do to people. It's something you do with people. Ken Blanchard More Quotes by Ken Blanchard More Quotes From Ken Blanchard Congratulations offer more potential than cash. The amount of available cash is limited, but managers have an unlimited supply of congratulations. It's important to pay people fairly, but managers also should heap on congratulations and feed people's souls. Ken Blanchard congratulationssoulpeople Catch people in the act of doing something right. Ken Blanchard people When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. Ken Blanchard no-excusesacceptingcommitment Catch someone doing something right. Ken Blanchard management Your game is only as good as your practice. Ken Blanchard practicegames The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization. Ken Blanchard organizationleadershipinspiring Trying is just a noisy way of not doing something. Ken Blanchard noisytryingway For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio. Ken Blanchard leadershipinspiringnegative We can't control everything in life, that's for sure, but we can reach out to the people we love to tell them we love and care about them. Ken Blanchard love-and-carecarepeople Your business should be defined, not in terms of the product or service you offer, but in terms of what customer need your product or service fulfills. While products come and go, basic needs and customer groups stay around, i.e., the need for communication, the need for transportation, etc. What market need do you supply? Ken Blanchard groupscommunicationneeds No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice. Ken Blanchard great-servicewellschoices Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems. Ken Blanchard not-afraidresultsproblem To ensure that your work is also a play, I recommend that you develop a personal mission statement. This will help you find what it is to enjoy so much that you lose track of time when you're doing it. Ken Blanchard tracklearningplay Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers. Ken Blanchard focusorganizationsuccessful Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others. Ken Blanchard leaderspeciallife-is I grew up in New England. I think I was brought up with the Puritan ethic: that if you worked really hard in life, then good would come to you. The harder you work, the luckier you get. I've come to believe that it's the smarter you work, the better. Ken Blanchard successbelievethinking When you touch - don't take. Touch people only when you are giving something - reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever Ken Blanchard encouragementgivingpeople Business is like tennis. Those who serve well win. Ken Blanchard wellstenniswinning You have the power to help people become winners. Ken Blanchard helpingmotivationalpeople Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race. Ken Blanchard kindnessrunningmotivational
