Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner
Without a clear vision, an organization be-comes a self-serving bureaucracy. The top managers begin to think “the sheep are there for the benefit of the shepherd.” All the money, recognition, power, and status move up the hierarchy, away from the people closest to the customers, and leadership begins to serve the leaders and not the organization’s larger purpose and goals.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Jesse Stoner, Kenneth H. Blanchard | Source: Leader to Leader | Subject: Organizational Behavior
Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner
A vision is compelling when it helps people understand what business they’re really in, provides a picture of the desired future, and offers value guidelines that help people make daily decisions.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Jesse Stoner, Kenneth H. Blanchard | Source: Leader to Leader | Subject: Vision
Gung Ho!: Turn on the People in Any Organization
Content: Book | Authors: Kenneth H. Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
The One Minute Manager
Content: Book | Authors: Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson | Subject: Management
1001 Ways to Reward Employees
This booklet should be required reading for managers. The author presents a compelling case for recognition and positive reinforcement in management practice. And for some old-time micro-managers, he shows that employee coercion is no longer an option. This book examines ways, means and methods used by corporations to recognize employees. It also discusses a common failing; “…it is a rare manager who systematically makes the … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: Bob Nelson, Kenneth H. Blanchard | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior