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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Ken Blanchard

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Ken Blanchard
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 6
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Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.
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When you stop learning you stop growing.
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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.
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For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
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Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.
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You have the power to help people become winners.
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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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Asking for other's guidance helps you see what you may not be able to see. It's always important to check your ego and ask for help.
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Many people measure their success by wealth, recognition, power and status. There's nothing wrong with those, but if that's all you're focused on, you're missing the boat...if you focus on significance -using your time and talent to serve others -that's when truly meaningful success can come your way.
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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.
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Business is like tennis. Those who serve well win.
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The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement.
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Present thinking people kill the future.
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Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.
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When you touch - don't take. Touch people only when you are giving something - reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
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