Ken Blanchard Quotes

"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
(Related: Work, Goals, Productivity)

"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
(Related: People, Act, Leaders, Responsibility, Sheep)

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."
- Ken Blanchard
(Related: Leadership, Successful, Authority, Influence, Key, Today)

"People who produce good results feel good about themselves."
- Ken Blanchard
(Related: People, Results)

"I never use notes, they interfere with me."
- Ken Blanchard

"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
(Related: Experience, Life, Power, Blessings, Energy, Giving)

"For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio."
- Ken Blanchard
(Related: Manager, Negative, Positive)

"Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle."
- Ken Blanchard

"Feedback is the breakfast of champions."
- Ken Blanchard