Management GURU, Ken Blanchard, is a prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant. He is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today.
Dr. Cathy Greenberg and I talked with Ken, who coauthored with Spencer Johnson, the phenomenal best-selling book, The One Minute Manager, which has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on best-seller lists. He has also authored Raving Fans, Gung Ho!, and Whale Done!. His books have combined sales of more than 18 million copies in more than 25 languages.
He is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.
We talked with Ken about these points:
- The heart of a leader.
- Humility is one of the greatest characteristics of great leaders.
- Great leaders don’t wait until people do things exactly right before they praise them.
- Praise progress, it’s a moving target.
- We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
- You’ll be amazed at how much you get done if you don’t care who gets the credit. ~Abraham Lincoln
- Match your leadership to the level of your employee.
You can find more information about Ken Blanchard at www.kenblanchard.com.
Each month 95,000 people tune-in to tune-up their performance and learn about Emotional Intelligence. Join us today as we talk with Ken Blanchard about leadership styles and The One Minute Manager.
Coach’s Corner
In writing Leader’s Playbook and then Leading with Emotional Intelligence, I interviewed key leaders to find how they exemplified specific EI competencies. One person I coached was Henrik Fisker and he exemplified the Confidence competency. His story and his practices can give us all some insight into the practices of a Star Performer. Read more…
