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Title: Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Company and Your Life by Ken Blanchard, Jesse Stoner ISBN: 1-57675-244-5 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Pub Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Subject comes alive, thanks to the authors
Comment: A book about vision ordinarily wouldn't be the first thing I'd pick
up to read . . . yet I'm glad I made an exception for FULL STEAM
AHEAD!, an engaging story by Ken
Blanchard and Jesse Stoner about two people struggling to
find direction for the company where they work and for their
own lives.
Blanchard's THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER, written along
with Spencer Johnson, has always been one of my favorite
business books . . . this one follows that format; i.e, present
a tale with believable characters and have them ponder
something important . . . when they do so, then let the reader
discover a number of important principles that will help him or
her grow as an employee or employer . . . and human being.
By reading FULL STEAM AHEAD!, you'll learn the three
elements of a compelling vision: significant purpose, clear values
and a picture of the future . . . perhaps more importantly, you'll
also discover how to ensure that the vision comes alive through
understanding the principles of how it is created, how it
is communicated and how it is lived.
My only regret is that I did not learn the above earlier in my life!
Several of the book's passages stood out for me, including these:
* "If I had been clear about my vision of if Doug and I had shared a
vision, we could have talked about what we were doing that was
consistent with our vision and where we were off track. Maybe we
could have fixed things early on before they became irreparable."
* I continued. "I grew up in Michigan, so I'm very aware of the
automotive industry. I was impressed with their rallying call
'Quality is job one.' To most people this sounds like they're saying,
'Quality is the most important job.' And they are. But it's also a
message that conveys deeper meaning. Most people don't know
this, but job one is the term for the prototype of each model-the
first car off the assembly line. This car has to be perfect because
it is the standard against which all of the other cars are built. When
workers at Ford Motors first heard 'Quality is job one,' what they
really heard was that every car they produced had to be perfect, held
to the standard of the first job-the first car off the assembly line.
They had a clear picture of what quality looks like. The rallying call
also told them that they are going to seriously compete with the
Japanese market in the area of quality. There was a lot of meaning
attached to their rallying call, and it connected them to a shared vision.
That was the year that the Ford Taurus overtook the Honda Accord as
the best-selling car in that class."
* We agreed that a rallying call is a great way to encapsulate the messages
of a shared vision. We thought of examples where the rallying call of a
company was a true expression of their vision, such as Ritz-Carlton's
"We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen" and
Disney's "to keep the same smiles on people's faces when they leave
the park that they had when they entered six, eight, or twelve hours
earlier," and Steve Job's vision to make computers accessible and
affordable for everyone by creating a world with "a computer on every
desk."
Rating: 5
Summary: Highest Praise for Full Steam Ahead!
Comment: If you've ever been on a team or committee, you know how challenging it can be when people disagree on how to proceed. Full Steam Ahead! shows that these kinds of issues can be easily avoided when everyone on the team shares the same vision. Blanchard and Stoner show us how to help our teams create an energizing vision that provides direction and focus. The book can be easily read in one sitting. It's in an enjoyable story format that holds your interest.
Full Steam Ahead! was recommended to me by a friend. It's the most helpful book I've read in a long time! Now I'm passing that recommendation on to others. It will help you not only at work, but also in your personal life!
Rating: 5
Summary: Highest Praise for Full Steam Ahead!
Comment: When do you need vision? During times of growth, change or opportunity--and during times of uncertainty. According to Blanchard and Stoner, vision means know who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey. They show you how to create a vision for your work and your life that will unleash your power and potential and allow you to go Full Steam Ahead! They offer many examples of effective visions and show how to create one that will guide you. The authors share suprisingly simple, practical and powerful lessons and demonstrate how to use the power of vision to get focused, get energized and get great results; how to create a vision that touches the hearts and spirits of everyone involved; and how to create a vision for your own life that provides meaning and direction. Most importantly, they show that vision is not only necessary, but also how each of us can create one.
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Title: The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today by Ken Blanchard, Marc Muchnick ISBN: 074325001X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Servant Leader : by Ken Blanchard ISBN: 0849996597 Publisher: J Countryman Books Pub. Date: 13 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard ISBN: 068815428X Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 08 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: High Five! The Magic of Working Together by Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles ISBN: 0688170366 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Raving Fans : A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service by Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles ISBN: 0688123163 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 19 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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