The most effective leaders know it's not about them - it's about serving their people and letting them shine!
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Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is 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 copies and been translated into many languages. Blanchard is also the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, co-founded in 1979 in San Diego, California. 2Education Blanchard attended New Rochelle High School, and graduated in 1957. He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, a MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967. As an undergraduate at Cornell, he joined the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), and was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society. Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991. 2The Ken Blanchard Companies The Ken Blanchard Companies is an international management training and consulting firm that Ken and his wife Marjorie co-founded in 197
If you try to be an entrepreneur just to make money and not to satisfy the fire in your belly, you will fail.
At its best, leadership is a partnership that involves mutual trust between people who work together to achieve common goals.
Be purposeful about your work, but don't forget to have a little fun once in a while!
Going from success to significance is a shift from getting to giving. It's not about power/status, it's about relationships.
When people feel a sense of ownership about what they do, they are at their best whether or not their leader is in the room.
Do you lose track of time at work? It's not necessarily a bad thing!
When things go wrong, weak leaders look for someone to blame. Servant leaders look in the mirror for what they could have done differently.
My mother used to say everyone has a pearl of goodness in them; it's up to us to find the pearl. It's easier to find in some than in others!
Twenty years ago, leadership meant power. Today, the key to leadership is empowering others. Try it and watch your people thrive!
People who do work that is meaningful to them are intrinsically motivated and find fulfillment through their own accomplishments.
When you lose track of time and sometimes feel like you're playing, not working, you know you're in the right job.
Profit is the applause you get for creating a motivating environment for your people and taking care of your customers.
Try to appreciate everyone who comes into your life - you never know what you might learn from them.
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
Leadership is an influence process where you empower people to be part of the solution. As a leader, do you want to serve or be served?
What keeps us from being servant leaders? EGO. False pride and self doubt derail us. Humility and love are antidotes. Lead at a higher level!