152 Quotes by Kenneth H. Blanchard

Learning to let go, to put the team’s will first, is an empowering experience that leads to the most wonderful of all experiences: being a member of a high-performing, gungho, high-five team. Remember, leadership is not all about you.

Have I done what is really important today?

If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.

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.

When people don’t know what’s going on, it’s human nature for them to imagine a version that’s ten times worse than the truth!

It’s unfair to be hard on yourself the first time you attempt something new. It is also unfair to expect others to meet such an unrealistic expectation.

Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.

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.

When you judge someone, it impairs your ability to see him or her clearly, as if a filter is screening out everything about that person except what fits your assessment.