Top 150 Kenneth H. Blanchard Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Anything worth doing does not have to be done perfectly – at first.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

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

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

53. “It’s really hard to be a servant leader because we come into this world as a baby in a self-survival mode. Life is a journey toward service.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

54. “It never hurts to toot your own horn once in a while.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

55. “Trying is just a noisy way of not doing something.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

56. “No one can make you serve customers well. That’s because great service is a choice.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

57. “As a collaborative leader, you support people in their work – you remove roadblocks and help them win.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

58. “The best way to develop responsibility in people is to give them responsibility.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

59. “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.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

60. “One of the biggest obstacles to high performance in organizations comes from unclear expectations and accountability.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

61. “Don’t wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

62. “Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

63. “The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

64. “Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

65. “Your game is only as good as your practice.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

66. “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.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

67. “The best definition of profit I’ve ever heard is that it is the applause you get for satisfying your customers and creating a motivating environment for your people.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

68. “If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

69. “Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

70. “Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

71. “For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

72. “A river without banks is a large puddle.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

73. “Leaders empower individuals by building trust and coaching competence in their job roles and networking skills.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

74. “Vision is knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide your journey.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

75. “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.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

76. “Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

77. “Good thoughts not delivered mean squat.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

78. “The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

79. “Trust is what happens when values and behaviors match up.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

80. “A clear purpose will unite you as you move forward, values will guide your behavior, and goals will focus your energy.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

81. “Anytime you use your influence to affect the thoughts and actions of others, you are engaging in leadership.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

82. “Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

83. “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.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

84. “There is nothing so unequal as the equal treatment of unequals. Friends.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

85. “We can’t control everything in life, that’s for sure, but we can reach out to the people we love to tell them we love and care about them.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

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

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

87. “The more attention you pay to a behavior, the more it will be repeated. Accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative are the best tools for increasing productivity.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

88. “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.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

89. “As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

90. “I firmly believe that providing feedback is the most cost-effective strategy for improving performance and instilling satisfaction. It can be done quickly, it costs nothing, and it can turn people around fast.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

91. “Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

92. “Leading people is the opposite of trying to control them; it’s about gaining their trust through your integrity, developing their potential through your partnership, and motivating them through your affirmation.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

93. “A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

94. “There is a lot of competition out there. If you don’t take care of your customers, somebody else is ready to take your place.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

95. “Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

96. “Purpose has to do with one’s calling – deciding what business you are in as a person.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

97. “One of the things great leaders do is establish, articulate, model, and enforce core values.” So.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

98. “The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel, and misrepresentation.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

99. “Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

100. “Once leaders embrace the role of coach, they realize the weight of leadership is now balanced between themselves and their direct reports.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard