ESSAY: THREE PILLARS OF THE KEN BLANCHARD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Jakes Chege
Grand Canyon University: UNV 504
June 10, 2014

Three Pillars of the Ken Blanchard College of Business Ken Blanchard College of Business consists of three pillars which act as a guide to anyone that pursues academic excellence through this faculty. They are found via video and there are a few articles that touch on their content and they are available in the Grand Canyon University school library. Ken Blanchard is a renowned writer and one of the founder members of Ken Blanchard Group of companies who has sold over 80 million hard copies of his books detailing on global leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and servant leadership. I will be examining and discussing each of the three pillars in this essay and binding them with the findings I gathered from articles in topic 3 of this course.
Servant Leadership The mission of Ken Blanchard College of Business is to develop a servant who by developing business skills and values not only can run businesses well but can also make difference in the community and in the world at large. According to Blanchard (2011), servant leadership is the foundation that sets up innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. These leadership skills in these servants will not only impact their homes, communities but can change the world. Blanchard (2011) continues to state that the servant Leadership has two parts in itself which encompasses the whole meaning. They are; vision and direction, and servant.
In vision and direction, one cannot serve if there is nothing to serve. One must know what they stand for and what businesses they have in mind not forgetting what goals one wants the people to concentrate on. With vision and direction one is also capable in setting up the stage and making sure that everybody in the organization knows where they are