This video is designed to complement their book and provides a visual guide for implementing the three principles of gung ho. This phase transforms work to make it worthwhile to the team members. Management legend ken blanchard and master entrepreneur sheldon bowles are back with gung ho. I was introduced to gung ho and ken blanchard leadership in 1999 and have continued to go back to the basic principles found in this book since. Turn on the people in any organization by ken blanchard and sheldon bowles the authors that brought you raving fans.
Anthony robbins, author of awaken the giant within and unlimited power. This book gives a unique perspective on the leader versus manager concepts. It tells the story of a woman manager who is set up for failure by being sent from head office to take over operations in a regional factory with dismal performance. His books have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and spawned a set of ken blanchard videos by the same names includingwhale done, gung ho, the bob knowlton story and leadership and the one minute manager. Gung ho how to motivate people in any organization the one. At the ken blanchard companies, weve endeavored to create a gung ho culture by providing worthwhile workour mission is that someday, everywhere, everyone will be impacted by someone leading at a higher level.
Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business best seller raving fans, are back with gung ho. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate. Anyone that supervises others should read this book and practice using the techniques on a daily basis. Turn on the people in any organization blanchard, ken on. The book was called gung ho how to motivate people in any organisation.
The key is to instill energy and enthusiasm into every person in the workplace. Oct 08, 1996 ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestseller raving fans, are back with gung ho. Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. The book, which is written in the form of a story, is interesting to read. Turn on the people in any organization ken blanchard. Our upcoming training session is based on the video version of their book. For evaluation purposes only employee training video. 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. A prominent, soughtafter author, speaker, and business consultant, dr. It is made based on the book gung ho written by ken blanchard. It had a good storyline to help to tell the story of gung ho. 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.
In the book, peggy sinclair, a manager faced with the task of turning around a failing manufacturing. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestseller raving fans. Blanchard and bowles have provided a simple formula in this book. The motor bike riding indian, who has the most productive department with an excellent team bubbling with enthusiasm gung ho.
Worthwhile goes beyond important but it starts with important. Gung ho, by ken blanchard and sheldon bowles was a wonderful book that discussed many important factors involved in making a company truly successful. Ken blanchard s proven, easytoread books show managers what to focus on and teach people the skills they need to be successful. Turn on the people in any organization blanchard, ken on amazon. Creating a gung ho culture conversations on leadership with.
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. Bestselling leadership books the ken blanchard companies. He has also coauthored wit sheldon bowles, raving fans, gung ho. Gung ho is a thin book which is easy to read and to digest. He has also written or coauthored numerous other books, including gung ho. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles, coauthors of the new york times business bestseller raving fans, are back with gung ho here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. The video version of ken blanchard and sheldon bowles bestselling book brings the compelling story of gung ho. Ken blanchard and sheldon bowles wrote the book titled, 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. Videomedias ken blanchard training videos dvds cdroms. Worthwhile work squirrels work hard because their work is worthwhile. The coauthors, ken blanchard and sheldon bowles tell a story that. High quality and productive meetings can play an important part in achieving excellent team performance. See more ideas about ken blanchard, leadership and books.
In my last column i revealed the first of three secrets discussed in my new book, gung ho. Develop your leadership skills with some of the bestselling business leadership books of our time. The plot is that a lady called peggy has been sent down from head office to save a factory in a provincial american town. Then comes our hero from the finishing department andy longclaw. Ken blanchard is the founder and chairman of the ken blanchard companies. Like me, they proclaim that gung ho leadership is an invaluable tool that provides managers with methods to increase productivity bypromoting good morale in the workplace. Every week, it sends out to subscribers a 9 to 12page summary of a bestselling business. Setting limits on how far people can go also gives them the freedom to move. Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase. For evaluation purposes only introduction in the book gung ho. Gung ho how to motivate people in any organization the. It is a mustread for everyone who wants to stay on top in todays ultracompetitive business world. It tells the story of a woman manager who is set up for failure by being sent from head.
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