Quotes by Kenneth H. Blanchard

How many of you would put in front of your house a sign that says gun-free zone?

As Lily Tomlin once said, “The problem with a rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.

The main job of a leader is to help his or her people succeed in accomplishing their goals. And when people accomplish their goals and win, everyone wins.

Our Manager makes sure we know what good performance looks like because he shows us. In other words, expectations are clear to both of us.

Spouses often point out each other’s deficiencies. Instead, we should be each other’s motivator. My husband touches my spirit, and I try my best to motivate him, too.

I grew up in New England. I think I was brought up with the Puritan ethic: that if you worked really hard in life, then good would come to you. The harder you work, the luckier you get. I’ve come to believe that it’s the smarter you work, the better.

Empowerment requires a major shift in attitude. The most crucial place that this shift must occur is in the heart of every leader.

If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.

Consistency isn’t behaving the same way all the time.

Before something can become a habit it must first be practiced as a discipline.