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Summary:
Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles, co-authors 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. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to stay on top in today's ultra-competitive business world.
Raving Fans taught managers how to turn customers into full-fledged fans. Now, Gung Ho! brings the same magic to employees. Through the inspirational story of business leaders Peggy Sinclair and Andy Longclaw, Blanchard and Bowles reveal the secret of Gung Ho--a revolutionary technique to boost enthusiasm and performance and usher in astonishing results for any organization. The three principles of Gung Ho are:
The Spirit of the Squirrel
The Way of the Beaver
The Gift of the Goose
These three cornerstones of Gung Ho are surprisingly simple and yet amazingly powerful. Whether your organization consists of one or is listed in the Fortune 500, this book ensures Gung Ho employees committed to success.
Gung Ho! also includes a clear game plan with a step-by-step outline for instituting these groundbreaking ideas. Destined to become a classic, Gung Ho! is a rare and wonderful business book that is packed with invaluable information as well as a compelling, page-turning story.
Management legend Ken Blanchard and master entrepreneur Sheldon Bowles are back with Gung Ho!, revealing a surefire way to boost employee enthusiasm, productivity, and performance and usher in astonishing results for any organization.
Raving Fans brilliantly schooled managers on how to turn customers into raving fans. Gung Ho! now brings the same magic to employees. Here is the story of how two managers saved a failing company and turned in record profits with record productivity. The three core ideas of Gung Ho! are surprisingly simple: worthwhile work guided by goals and values; putting workers in control of their production; and cheering one another on. Their principles are so powerful that business leaders, reviewing the manuscript for Ken and Sheldon, have written to say, "Sorry. Ignored instructions. Have photocopied for everyone. I promise to buy books, but can't wait. We need now!" Like Raving Fans, Gung Ho! delivers.
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
Third times a charm
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Love the book and ideas. This is my Third time teaching the principles to a new team.
Great book
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As a school Principal I found Gung Ho a great book to re align my thoughts. A simple but effective message.
Insultingly contrived and fabricated
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The entire story is obviously fiction and built around several basic business principles that get stretched over 150+ pages. The print covers only half the page so they can stretch it out to book length. Insulting.
Setting the Highest Standard of Performance
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Ken Blanchard & Sheldon Bowles have put together a poignant, and most effective tale of what it takes for organizations to achieve superior results through employee engagement, empowerment & motivation.
In the process we are taught that almost anything is possible if a team is working together, as a cohesive unit, to achieve a common goal. With some help from the squirrel, the bear, and the goose, tremedous accomplishments are made, and the organization lives happily ever after.
If only these principles could be applied to the vast majority of corporate America, in the year 2009. We wouldn't be concerned with any Stimulis Packages, that's for sure!
Use Your Staff!
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Organization have to continually change to grow. If you use this method, it works! It's as simple as that. Time and time again I've seen it happen. Departments, where they use the input from staff and actually give credit to their staff, display positive progress and turnover percentages go down. Employees feel valued when their input is taken seriously. Too many times in organizations, I see the presidents, vice presidents, directors, and sometimes managers all give lip service to utilizing their staff, but I don't see the action on follow up. And supervisors are usually left in the dark about what to do; so the whole idea falls apart. Following this book will truly improve the workplace.
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