Ken Blanchard

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Dr Kenneth Hartley Blanchard
Born (1939-05-06) May 6, 1939
Orange, New Jersey
Occupation Author, Professional speaker, Consultant, Management expert
Spouse(s) Marjorie Blanchard[1]

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author and management expert. His book The One Minute Manager (co-authored with Spencer Johnson) has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages.[2] He has coauthored over 30 other best-selling books, including Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service (1993), Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership (1985) (in which he coined the term seagull manager), Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (1997), Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships (2002) and Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (2006).[3]

Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies,[4] an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, cofounded in 1979 in San Diego, California.[5][6]

Biography

Blanchard was born in at the base of Orange, New Jersey and grew up in New Rochelle, New York.[7] He attended New Rochelle High School, graduating in 1957.[8] He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, a MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967.[7][8][9] As an undergraduate at Cornell, he joined the brotherhood of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), and Blanchard was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.

Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.[5][10] He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Ken Blanchard Companies
  2. ↑ The Ken Blanchard Companies
  3. ↑ Amazon.com: Profile for Ken Blanchard
  4. ↑ http://kenblanchard.com/img/pub/ken_blanchard.pdf
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Change Management Speakers
  6. ↑ Ken Blanchard from HarperCollins Publishers
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.successmagazine.com/article.php?article_id=203
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kenneth Blanchard
  9. ↑ Ken Blanchard professional speaker
  10. ↑ Blanchard offers tips for success to students
  11. ↑ Entrepreneurship@Cornell Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Bibliography

  • Lead With LUV (with Colleen Barrett, 2011) ISBN 978-0-13-703974-6
  • Whale Done Parenting (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, 2009) ISBN 978-1-60509-348-2
  • Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change (with John Britt, Pat Zigarmi, and Judd Hoekstra, 2009) ISBN 978-0-06-177893-3
  • Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy Called Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A (with Garry Ridge, 2009) ISBN 978-0-13-701171-1
  • The One Minute Entrepreneur (with Don Hutson and Ethan Willis, 2008) ISBN 978-0-385-52602-9
  • 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margret Mcbride, 2008) ISBN 978-0-06-147031-8 (originally published as the One Minute Apology)
  • The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances (with Wally Armstrong) (Thomas Nelson, 2007) ISBN 978-0-8499-0323-6
  • Know Can Do!: Put Your Know-How Into Action (with Paul J Meyer and Dick Ruhe) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007) ISBN 978-1-57675-468-9
  • Leading at a Higher Level: Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations (FT Press, 2006) ISBN 978-0-13-234772-3
  • Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time (with Phil Hodges) (Thomas Nelson, 2006) ISBN 978-0-8499-0040-2
  • The Simple Truths of Service (with Barbara Glanz) (Blanchard Family Partnership, 2005)
  • Kingdomality: An Ingenious New Way to Triumph in Management (foreword; Sheldon Bowles (Hyperion, 2005) ISBN 1-4013-0135-5
  • The On-time, On-target Manager (One Minute Manager) (with Steve Gottry) (HarperCollins Entertainment, 2004) ISBN 978-0-00-719035-5, ISBN 0-06-057459-3
  • Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Self Leadership (with Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkins) (William Morrow, 2005) ISBN 978-0-06-079912-0
  • One Solitary Life (HarperCollins Business, 2005) ISBN 1-4041-0172-1
  • The Secret! Discover What Great Leaders Know -and Do (with Mark Miller and Rick Adamson) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004) ISBN 978-1-57675-289-0
  • Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence (HarperCollins Business, 2004) ISBN 0-7814-4543-4
  • Customer Mania! Ready to Serve (HarperCollins Business, 2004) ISBN 0-7432-7028-2
  • Customer Mania! It's Never Too Late to Build a Customer-Focused Company (Free Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0-7432-7028-1
  • The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
  • Servant Leader (HarperCollins Business, 2003) ISBN
  • Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Company and Your Life (with Jesse Stoner) (Berrett-Koehler Publisher, 2004) ISBN 1-57675-306-9
  • Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships (with Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
  • The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make Things Better (with Margaret McBride, HarperCollins Business, 2002) ISBN
  • Generosity Factor (TM), The (HarperCollins Business, August 1 2002) ISBN
  • High Five! The Magic of Working Together (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, January 1 2001) ISBN
  • Big Bucks! (with Sheldon Bowles, William Morrow, 2000) ISBN 0-688-17035-8
  • The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
  • The One Minute Golfer: Enjoying the Great Game More (One Minute Manager Library) (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
  • The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results (HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
  • Leadership by the Book: Tools to Transform Your Workplace (with Bill Hybels and Phil Hodges, HarperCollins Business, 1999) ISBN
  • Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1998) ISBN
  • Mission Possible: Becoming A World-Class Organization While There's Still Time (HarperCollins Business, 1996) ISBN
  • Empowerement Takes More than a Minute (with John P Carlos and Alan Randolph, 1996) ISBN
  • Raving Fans a Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (with Sheldon Bowles, HarperCollins Business, 1993) ISBN
  • Playing the Great Game of Gold: Making Every Minute Count (1992)
  • The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams (with Don Carew and Eunice Parisi-Carew, William Morrow & Co, 1990, 3rd ed, 2009)
  • One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey, The (HarperCollins Business, 1989) ISBN
  • Management of Organizational Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources (with Paul Hersey, 5th ed, 1988)
  • The Power of Ethical Management (with Norman Vincent Peale, HarperCollins Business, 1988) ISBN
  • The One Minute Manager Gets Fit (with D.W. Edington and Marjorie Blanchard, 1986) ISBN
  • Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership (with Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, HarperCollins Business, 1985) ISBN
  • Organizational Change Through Effective Leadership (with Robert H. Guest and Paul Hersey, 2nd ed 1985) ISBN
  • Putting the One Minute Manager to Work (with Robert Lobrber, William Morrow & Co, 1984) ISBN
  • The One Minute Manager: The Quickest Way to Increase Your Own Prosperity (with Spencer Johnson, William Morrow & Co, 1982) ISBN 0-06-008579-7
  • The Family Game: A Situational Approach to Effective Parenting (with Paul Hersey, 1979) ISBN

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