Sep
18I had the great opportunity today to go to a talk by Ken Blanchard, author of the “One-Minute Manager” series, and now the “One-Minute Entrepreneur.” It was sponsored by the Entrepreneur’s Organization ($1 million in revenue at least), but tied more, I think, to organizational behavior and managing people…
Blanchard talked about 4 “P’s” or focuses that need apply for both successful organizations and successful people:
- Passion: Success knows no limitations if it is something you are passionate about. If you are weak in some skills you might need, find mentors or other business associates that can help you out.
- Profit: Find something that pays you for your passion, then learn how to best manage money and people Focus on cost creativity, thinking of related avenues to build onto your business, rather than cost cutting your business down to nothing.
- People: The more you care for your employees, customers, and the community, the more you and your company will succeed. Build up your employees to succeed, creatively serve customers, and give back to the community what you were blessed with.
- Priorities: Don’t reach for success at the cost of your life. Your priorities should be God first, spouse, kids, THEN job. In the end, all you will have is who you loved and who loved you.
Above these 4 “P’s”, Ken Blanchard’s best insight on success was “how you think about something changes it’s energy”, negatively or positively…a ‘can-do’ positive attitude will get you much further then a negative ‘never-gonna-happen, why even try!’
