Ken [Blanchard’s] father was a naval officer who retired early as a captain. When asked why he left the service early, he replied, “I hate to admit it, but I like the wartime Navy a lot better than the peacetime one. Not that I like to fight, but in wartime we knew why we were there and what our purpose was. We knew what we were trying to accomplish. The problem in the peacetime Navy is that since nobody knows what we are supposed to be doing, too many leaders think their full-time job is making other people feel unimportant.” That’s what happens when you are running an organization without a clear purpose.
Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges
The Servant Leader: Transforming You Heart, Head, Hands & Habits. 2003. J.Countryman.
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