This book teaches people at all levelsfrom new associates to top executivesthat its up to each of us to help promote and preserve a winning culture of collaboration. Management legend ken blanchard and master entrepreneur sheldon bowles are back with gung ho. Creating a gung ho culture conversations on leadership with. That night a pile of books in my office fell over leaving none other than a book by one minute manager author ken blanchard right at the top. Gung ho is a thin book which is easy to read and to digest. Subscribe to ken blanchard s newsletter and receive the latest news about his books.
Through the inspirational story of business leaders, the revolutionary technique of gung ho. Ken lifts jesus up as the greatest leadership role model and cofounded lead like jesus in 1999 whose mission is to glorify god by. Posted on april 8, 2017 by james its a 1998 book on management written in the form of fiction, by ken blanchard and sheldon bowles blanchard, with various collaborators, is behind the very successful one minute manager books. This phase transforms work to make it worthwhile to the team members. Gung ho turn on the people in any organization kenneth. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestseller raving fans, are back with gung ho. Editions for gung ho 068815428x hardcover published in 1997, 0006530680 audio cd published in 2008, hardcover published in 1996, 9580480974 pape. Even those of you who struggle with the high level of detail in some business books. Bestselling leadership books the ken blanchard companies.
Anyone that supervises others should read this book and practice using the techniques on a daily basis. In the book, peggy sinclair, a manager faced with the task of turning around a failing manufacturing. Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent. Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. Gung ho turn on the people in any organization kenneth blanchard, sheldon. The book was called gung ho how to motivate people in any organisation.
Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestseller raving fans. Ken blanchard, phd, is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world. About gung ho ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestsellerraving fans, are back with gung ho. Using his signature business parable style, ken blanchard and his coauthors show that if collaboration is to succeed, it must begin with you. In my last column i revealed the first of three secrets discussed in my new book, gung ho. Ken blanchard s proven, easytoread books show managers what to focus on and teach people the skills they need to be successful. Setting limits on how far people can go also gives them the freedom to move. Its the kind of book that teaches you stuff without you even realizing it. Being short, easy to read and to the point, it is also the sort of book that a manager could buy for all members of a team as a precursor to a team discussion or as the basis of a doityourself training course. Blanchard and bowles have provided a simple formula in this book.
Gung ho how to motivate people in any organization the. When i first picked up the book to read it i really had no idea what to expect to learn from the book. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business best seller raving fans, are back with gung ho. Gung ho as is the case with all of my reports, this is not intended to replace your reading the book rather, it shares the main concepts with you so you can use this as you are reading. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times. The key is to instill energy and enthusiasm into every person in the workplace. It had a good storyline to help to tell the story of gung ho. It is made based on the book gung ho written by ken blanchard first part of the team building and manpower develoment presetation made by me for my team. Bowles tells the story about an american factory in which old indian wisdom created a cultural change which changed the organization from a money loosing firm to a profitable business. He has coauthored 60 books, including raving fans and gung ho. Game plan alone will sand you back for copies for every employee in your organization. The coauthors, ken blanchard and sheldon bowles tell a story that is basically common sense and easy to understand. Raving fans brilliantly schooled managers on how to turn customers into raving fans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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