Quotes by Ken Blanchard

Ken Blanchard's best-selling book, The One Minute Manager, has sold more than 9 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 25 languages. Ken Blanchard is a welcome guest and featured speaker at many corporate meetings and seminars.

"The best minute you spend is the one you invest in people."

"Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less." 

“There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.”

“None of us is as smart as all of us.”

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.”

“If you don't blow your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon.”

"Servant leadership is easy for people with high self-esteem. Such people have no problem giving credit to others. They have no problem listening to other people for ideas. They have no problem in building other people up."

“Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat!”

“The best way to teach people is by telling a story”

“The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.”

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions”

“Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.”

"People who produce good results feel good about themselves."

"The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead."