High Five! The Magic of Working Together by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment (December 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007108222
• ISBN-13: 978-0007108220
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces

High Five! The Magic of Working Together by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles (Dec 26, 2000)

Amazon.com Review

Organizational guru Ken Blanchard has long had a knack for writing management books that are easy and fun to read (The One Minute Manager, plus 11 other bestsellers). Now, in his latest, he becomes (with the help of three coauthors) something of a novelist, relating the saga of the Riverbend Warriors, a come-from-behind boys' hockey team, to teach a broader lesson about the importance of, and the key dynamics behind, good teamwork in organizations of every sort.High Five! starts with otherwise exemplary exec Alan Foster losing his job because--you guessed it--he isn't a team player. Unemployed, bored, and demoralized, he decides to coach his fifth-grade son's failing hockey team into better shape. But it's not until he enlists the help of Miss Weatherby, an aging African-American retired teacher and champion girls' basketball coach that things really start to turn around. As we follow the struggle of the increasingly well-oiled Warriors machine as they drill, strategize, and bond their way through the season, we learn some of the fundamental lessons of what makes good teams--and good team-building by coaches and managers. Among them are "repeated reward and repetition," the guiding notion that "none of us is as smart as all of us," and four key traits that shall here remain undisclosed (hint: their acronym spells PUCK).
As fiction goes, don't expect high literature here. But to its credit, the book's ending isn't 100 percent happy, either. If you worry that the aged but whip-smart Weatherby might die at the end, don't--instead, she becomes perhaps the world's first octogenarian, black female management consultant. As books on teamwork go, Blanchard's latest is on the lighter side, but it still packs a fair share of commonsense wisdom when it comes to putting together, motivating, and sustaining work teams worthy of the Stanley Cup. And it may even have inaugurated a new fiction genre: the organizational tearjerker. --Timothy Murphy --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal

Two best-selling business authors on teamwork.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Review

"I predict High Five! will be a classic. Blanchard and Bowles have done it again. Ignore at your peril." -- -- Stephen Covey --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

The team-building book for the 21st Century. The author of One Minute Manager proves, with a parable, the guiding notion that "none of us is as smart as all of us". Ken Blanchard, author of The One Minute Manager, and his co-authors, do here for teamwork what Gung Ho! does for motivation and Raving Fans for Customer Service. Using the entertaining and easily-digested parable style that made those books so successful, Blanchard et al have a simple but very powerful message to convey. They disclose four management secrets and highlight the key principles of "repeated reward and repetition". The story is about Alan, who gets fired, despite being highly successful, because of his lone wolf mentality. He breaks through his initial resistance to new ways of working by spending some of the new-found time on his hands coaching his son's hockey team, and in the process learns all about the power of teamwork. An inspirational guide to the art of working successfully together (and the power that derives from being part of a team), this is an invaluable read for anyone who has to work with other people, from one of the world's most successful business authors.

About the Author

Ken Blanchard is the founder and Chairman of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His One Minute Manager series has sold over thirteen million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. He has also written or co-authored numerous other books, including Gung Ho!, Big Bucks! and Raving Fans

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, and Ken Blanchard

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, and Ken Blanchard (Hardcover - Mar 8, 2000)

The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better by Ken Blanchard

The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better by Ken Blanchard




About the Book:-
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: William Morrow (April 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061470317
ISBN-13: 978-0061470318


Firnando Chau Review


Other Reviews


“An invaluable resource for anyone who needs to say they’re sorry.” (Robert J. Nugent, Chariman and CEO, Jack in the Box, Inc. )


“A testimony to the powers of repentance and forgiveness and how they improve relationships, your business and your home.” (Cal Thomas, Syndicated Columnist )


“A shark-proof strategy for making everyone’s life better.” (Harvey Mackey, author of Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive )


“Read The One Minute Apology and discover a secret power that will makes things better for you.” (Deepak Chopra )


“This delightful story highlights the wisdom and power that is contained in an honest admission of being wrong.” (Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen, authors of Fish!, Fish! Tales and Fish! Sticks )


About the Book


With The One Minute Manager Ken Blanchard and coauthor Spencer Johnson forever changed the way we approach management by introducing their Three Secrets: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings and One Minute Reprimands. The book became an international bestseller and remains a timeless classic. Blanchard, along with coauthor Margret McBride, presents the 4th Secret, a concept that, when implemented properly, is one of the most powerful actions for improving company and employee morale. This is a book that can extend well beyond the business realm and repair relationships that we thought were broken forever.


Using Blanchard's signature breezy style, The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager tells the story of a bright young man, Matt Hawkins, who wants to help his mentor, the company president, face and deal with some crucial mistakes. For advice, Matt turns to family friend Jack Peterson, known by everyone as the One Minute Manager. What begins as a beautiful country weekend turns into an enlightening few days when Matt discovers how to take action effectively when we have done something wrong. Through this engaging parable, Blanchard and McBride teach readers step-by-step how to accept responsibility for their errors and deal with the cause of the damage while maintaining a genuine sense of integrity.


Destined to join Ken Blanchard's other groundbreaking classics, The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager offers businesspeople—and just about anyone else—a cogent and clearheaded way of approaching one of life's most perplexing dilemmas: how to accept that we have made a wrong decision and how to correct it by making a meaningful apology. The techniques described in this simple but profound story will have significant results at work and at home.

The Leader Within by Drea Zigarmi, Ken Blanchard, Michael O'Connor, and Carl Edeburn

The Leader Within: Learning Enough About Yourself to Lead Others by Drea Zigarmi, Ken Blanchard, Michael O'Connor, and Carl Edeburn

My version of the book, 2007, Hardcover, FT Prentice-Hall, ISBN 978-0131-470255

Firnando Chau Review

The contents of this book are in the following order:-
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Leaders and Change
Chapter Two: Personality and Context
Chapter Three: Preference and Disposition
Chapter Four: Beliefs and Points of View
Chapter Five: Perceptions and Persona
Chapter Six: Behaviors and Situations
Chapter Seven: Vision and Learning
Bibliography
Index

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Amazon.com Review

About the Book
 
The first step towards becoming an outstanding leader: know yourself. This book will help you understand yourself as a leader... so you can change, grow, and become powerfully more effective. Authored by four world-renowned leadership experts, including the legendary Ken Blanchard, it draws on an extraordinary seven-year research study on how successful corporate executives exert influence. The authors begin by presenting self-change as your must urgent leadership challenge, and showing how your values and personality govern your actions, even when you don't realize it. You'll examine the inner self you're currently bringing to your "moments of influence," discovering how your disposition, values, beliefs, and persona are contributing right now to your success -- or failure. Throughout, the authors present proven, values-based approaches to leadership in both group settings and one-to-one contexts.
 
From the Back Cover

Discover the leader inside you!
* Become the leader you've always wanted to be
* Understand how you behave at your key 'moments of influence'
* Reinvent your approach for better results -- and happier people
* Build more effective teams and organizations, without compromising your values
* Co-authored by Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

If you lead... if you intend to lead... if you work with leaders... you need this book.
 
* You need it to discover why...
...self-change is your most urgent leadership challenge
...your values, beliefs, and personality are driving your success -- or your failure -- even when you don't realize it

* You need it to discover how to...
... lead brilliantly, in ways that reflect your own values and personality
... connect in both group settings and one-to-one contexts
... liberate personal traits and energies you never knew you had
... rekindle your team's spirit -- and build stronger, more effective, more joyful organizations.

* Liberate the outstanding leader inside you -- with The Leader Within.

Leading At A Higher Level by Ken Blanchard

Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations by Ken Blanchard, Eunice Parisi-Carew, Don Carew, Marjorie Blanchard, Scott Blanchard


About the Book:-

Hardcover, 384 pages,
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall, Nov 2006
ISBN-13: 9780132347723
ISBN: 0132347725


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Table of Contents:-
Contents
Introduction: Leading at a Higher Level—by Ken Blanchard  
Section I: Set Your Sights on the Right Target and Vision
Chapter 1   Is Your Organization High Performing?  
Chapter 2   The Power of Vision  
Section II: Treat Your Customers Right
Chapter 3   Serving Customers at a Higher Level  
Section III: Treat Your People Right
Chapter 4   Empowerment Is the Key 
Chapter 5   Situational Leadership® II: The Integrating Concept 
Chapter 6   Self Leadership: The Power Behind Empowerment  
Chapter 7   Partnering for Performance  
Chapter 8   Essential Skills for Partnering for Performance: The One Minute Manager® 
Chapter 9   Situational Team Leadership  
Chapter 10    Organizational Leadership  
Chapter 11    Strategies for Managing a Change  
Section IV: Have the Right Kind of Leadership
Chapter 12    Servant Leadership  
Chapter 13    Determining Your Leadership Point of View 
Endnotes  
Organizational Change Readiness Assessment  
Acknowledgments and Praisings  
About the Authors  
Services Available  
Index  

Synopsis (2006)


“Leading at a Higher Level translates decades of research and 25 years of global experience into simple, practical, and powerful strategies to equip leaders at every level to build organizations that produce bottom-line results. At Nissan, we have made these principles a core part of our leadership philosophy, better equipping our managers to bring out the great energies and talents of our employees.”
Jim Irvine, Vice President of Human Resources, Nissan North America
“At Southwest Airlines, we have always strived to lead at a higher level. We truly believe that profit is the applause you get for taking care of your internal and external customers. We have always insisted upon a happy, carefree, team-spirited—yes, even fun—working environment, which we think results in motivated employees who will do the right thing for their internal and external customers. Reading this book will make a positive difference in your organization.”
Colleen C. Barrett, President, Southwest Airlines
“If you want to have a great company, you don’t have a choice but to lead at a higher level. When you do that, you excite your people, they take care of your customers, and your cash register goes ca-ching.”
Horst Schulze, President and CEO, The West Paces Hotel Group, LLC; Founding and former President & COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC
“Leading at a higher level is a must today if leaders are to rebuild trust and credibility, as we are doing at Tyco. This book will teach you how.”
Eric Pillmore, Senior Vice President of Corporate Governance, Tyco International
The definitive “Blanchard onLeadership”


25 years of breakthrough leadership insights in one extraordinary book!
From The One Minute Manager® to Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard’s books have helped millions of people unleash their power and the potential of everyone around them. The Ken Blanchard Companies has helped thousands of organizations become more people-oriented, customer-centered, and performance-driven.
In Leading at a Higher Level, Blanchard and his colleagues have brought together all they've learned about world-class leadership. You'll discover how to create targets and visions based on the “triple bottom line”...and make sure people know who you are, where you’re going, and the values that will guide your journey.
Blanchard extends his breakthrough work on delivering legendary customer service and creating “raving fans.” You’ll find the definitive discussion of the renowned Situational Leadership® II techniques for leading yourself, individuals, teams, and entire organizations. Most importantly, Leading at a Higher Level will help you dig deep within, discover the personal “leadership point of view” all great leaders possess—and apply it throughout your entire life.
For everyone who wants to become a better leader...
...in any company, any organization, any area of life
Set the right targets, follow the right vision
Focus on the “bottom lines” that really matter
Serve your customers at a higher level
Deliver your ideal customer experience, and create “raving fans”
Beyond ego: the way of the servant leader
Listen, praise, support, guide, and help your people win
Lead at a higher level. Lead your people to greatness as you create high performing organizations that make life better for everyone.
This book will guide you, inspire you, provoke you, and be your touchstone.
Ken Blanchard (coauthor of The One Minute Manager®) and his colleagues have spent more than 25 years helping good leaders and organizations become great, and stay great. Now, for the first time, they’ve brought together everything they’ve learned about outstanding leadership. Discover how to...
Go beyond the short term and zero in on the right target and vision
Deliver legendary, maniacal customer service, and earn raving fans
Truly empower your people and unleash their incredible potential
Ground your leadership in humility and focus on the greater good
For a long time, leaders have relied on Ken Blanchard’s insight, wisdom, and practical techniques. Now, he and his colleagues have delivered the leadership classic for a new generation: Leading at a Higher Level.
www.LeadingAtAHigherLevel.com