152 Quotes by Kenneth H. Blanchard

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    Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven’t learned a thing until you take action and use it.

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    Successful people do work hard, but they also think before they act. They are proactive, not just reactive. Most people mentally have a sign on their desk that reads, “Don’t just sit there – do something!” The best advice I ever received was to revise the sign to read, “Don’t just do something – sit there!

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    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.

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    If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.

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    Yes. However, remember – productivity is more than just the quantity of work done. It is also the quality.

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    Don’t get a big head when you win or get too down in the dumps when you lose. Keep things in perspective. Success is not forever and failure isn’t fatal.

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    As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there.

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