"In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power." -- Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author and management expert. His book The One Minute Manager (co-authored with Spencer Johnson) has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages. The Ken Blanchard Companies He has coauthored over 30 other best-selling books, including Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service (1993), Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership (1985) (in which he coined the term seagull manager), Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (1997), Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships (2002) and Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (2006). Amazon.com: Profile for Ken Blanchard
Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, cofounded in 1979 in San Diego, California. Change Management Speakers Ken Blanchard from HarperCollins Publishers
"Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.""Feedback is the breakfast of champions.""For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.""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.""I never use notes, they interfere with me.""People who produce good results feel good about themselves.""The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.""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.""Too many leaders act as if the sheep... their people... are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep."
Blanchard was born in Orange, New Jersey and grew up in New Rochelle, New York. He attended New Rochelle High School, graduating in 1957. Kenneth Blanchard He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, a MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967. Ken Blanchard professional speaker As an undergraduate at Cornell, he was a brother of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), and Blanchard was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society. In the 1960s, Ken co-developed the Situational Leadership theory and model with Paul Hersey.
Among many accolades, Blanchard has been honored as one of the top 10 Leadership professionals in the international Leadership Gurus survey for 2007 and 2008. The “ Leadership Gurus survey” award, by Global Gurus International identifies the top and most influential Leadership professionals in the world by merit and public voting.
Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Blanchard offers tips for success to students He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991. Entrepreneurship@Cornell Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Whale Done Parenting (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, 2009) ISBN 9781605093482
Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change (with John Britt, Pat Zigarmi, and Judd Hoekstra, 2009) ISBN 9780061778933
Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy Called Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A (with Garry Ridge, 2009) ISBN 9780137011711
The One Minute Entrepreneur (with Don Hutson and Ethan Willis, 2008) ISBN 9780385526029
4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margret Mcbride, 2008) ISBN 9780061470318
The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances (with Wally Armstrong) (Thomas Nelson, 2007) ISBN 9780849903236
Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action (with Paul J Meyer and Dick Ruhe) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007) ISBN 9781576754689
Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (FT Press, 2006) ISBN 9780132347723
Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time (with Phil Hodges) (Thomas Nelson, 2006) ISBN 9780849900402
The Simple Truths of Service (with Barbara Glanz) (Blanchard Family Partnership, 2005)
Kingdomality: An Ingenious New Way to Triumph in Management (foreword; Sheldon Bowles (Hyperion, 2005) ISBN 1401301355
The On-time, On-target Manager (One Minute Manager) (with Steve Gottry) (HarperCollins Entertainment, 2004) ISBN 9780007190355 0060574593
Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership (with Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkins) (William Morrow, 2005) ISBN 9780060799120
One Solitary Life (HarperCollins Business, 2005) ISBN 1404101721
The Secret! Discover What Great Leaders Know -and Do (with Mark Miller and Rick Adamson) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004) ISBN 9781576752890
Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence (HarperCollins Business, 2004) ISBN 0781445434
Customer Mania! Ready to Serve (HarperCollins Business, 2004) ISBN 0743270282
Customer Mania! It's Never Too Late to Build a Customer-Focused Company (Free Press, 2004) ISBN 9780743270281
The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
Servant Leader (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Company and Your Life (with Jesse Stoner) (Berrett-Koehler Publisher, 2004) ISBN 1576753069
Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margaret McBride, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
Generosity Factor (TM), The (HarperCollins Business, August 1 2002) ISBN
High Five! The Magic of Working Together (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, January 1 2001) ISBN
Big Bucks! (with Sheldon Bowles, William Morrow, 2000) ISBN 0688170358
The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
The One Minute Golfer: Enjoying the Great Game More (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
Leadership by the Book: Tools to Transform Your Workplace (with Bill Hybels and Phil Hodges, HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1998) ISBN
Mission Possible: Becoming A World-Class Organization While There's Still Time (HarperCollins Business, 1996) ISBN
Empowerement Takes More than a Minute (with John P Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1996) ISBN
Raving Fans a Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1993) ISBN
Playing the Great Game of Gold: Making Every Minute Count (1992)
The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams (with Don Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew, William Morrow & Co, 1990, 3rd ed, 2009)
One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey, The (HarperCollins Business, 1989) ISBN
Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources (with Paul Hersey, 5th ed, 1988)
The Power of Ethical Management (with Norman Vincent Peale, HarperCollins Business, 1988) ISBN
The One Minute Manager Gets Fit (with D.W. Edington and Marjorie Blanchard, 1986) ISBN
Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership (with Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, HarperCollins Business, 1985) ISBN
Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership (with Robert H. Guest and Paul Hersey, 2nd ed 1985) ISBN
Putting the One Minute Manager to Work (with Robert Lobrber, William Morrow & Co, 1984) ISBN
The One Minute Manager: The Quickest Way to Increase Your Own Prosperity (with Spencer Johnson, William Morrow & Co, 1982) ISBN 0060085797
The Family Game: A Situational Approach to Effective Parenting (with Paul Hersey, 1979) ISBN
