Quotes by Ken Blanchard

• In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
• 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.
• 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.
• The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
• People who produce good results feel good about themselves.
• I never use notes, they interfere with me.
• 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.
• For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
• Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.
• Feedback is the breakfast of champions.
• Success is best measured not by how high you climb, but by how many you bring with you.