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"A simple approach and a very powerful message.." -- David Veech, Manager, Lean Certification Programs, University of Kentucky

"Wonderful content, brilliant message. In my opinion you two have a winner" -- Mark Edmundson - President, Lean Affiliates


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Every worker has infinite creative ability to solve the myriad of problems around them. Management just has to learn how to ask people for their ideas and allow them to implement their own ideas to make their work easier, more interesting and to build their skills and capabilities. The book explains in detail how to build this marvelous system to empower people to become changemakers. Gulfstream went from .2 ideas per year per worker in 2005 to over 33 implemented ideas last year.

By sumanth tower (Arlington, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This book is the best one I have read on helping a company engage it's employees to move ahead of the competition.

Everyone in management should read this book. Even if you aren't in management, as an employee this book might be of use in helping you understand why your company needs your ideas, it is well worth the price.

As Alan Robinson, author of Ideas Are Free, states in the foreword, the book "explains how to promote large numbers of ideas from your employees, something most organizations do very poorly, if at all."

All You Gotta Do Is Ask is simple and profound, it should be read, heard, understood, and implemented. The main insight is that companies can compete more effectively by paying attention to their people's improvement ideas.

By V. Kumar "Yaniv" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews


This is an excellent book, and it is one of the best books that i have read. Unlike other books the authors of this book have done a great job in using simple "Lingo" for everyone to understand. I would strongly recommend this book to all levels of the management since they tend to make this topic more complicated than necessary. This book very simple to understand yet powerful enough to send the message across - "All You Gotta Do Is Ask".

By Vivi (Mauritius, Indian Ocean) - See all my reviews

This is a brilliant book and I would recommend every management, either big or small to read it.
This book takes you in a voyage of how you can get your employees to be more involved. As all of us know the economy is dropping and all the help that we can get from our own employee is a blessing. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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  • Paperback: 261 pages
  • Publisher: PCS Press (February 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0971243654
  • ISBN-13: 978-0971243651
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #957,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars All You Gotta Do Is Ask, March 7, 2005
By sumanth tower (Arlington, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This book is the best one I have read on helping a company engage it's employees to move ahead of the competition.

Everyone in management should read this book. Even if you aren't in management, as an employee this book might be of use in helping you understand why your company needs your ideas, it is well worth the price.

As Alan Robinson, author of Ideas Are Free, states in the foreword, the book "explains how to promote large numbers of ideas from your employees, something most organizations do very poorly, if at all."

All You Gotta Do Is Ask is simple and profound, it should be read, heard, understood, and implemented. The main insight is that companies can compete more effectively by paying attention to their people's improvement ideas.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All You Gotta Do Is Ask, March 7, 2005
By Suvir "Suvir" (Detroit, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
As I read this book, I began to think of organizations in a new way. It opened my eyes to how businesses can improve. I always thought real improvement ideas needed to come from management, engineering, or a research and development department.

The authors have practical experience in transforming organizations by applying the principles described in this book. Real improvement comes through the people who do the work.

I strongly recommend this to anyone remotely interested in the survival of their organization.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars No more than the title, September 21, 2005
I was really interested in reading a book that promised to give a deep understanding on how to get people involvement and how to manage that process; also the authors' biographies were very promising.
So I was really surprised and puzzled when reading page after page I could extract only generic advice (already known) and couldn't find anything useful, with some exception (see interview chapter XXII). Just reading the title is enough to get the message.
Luckily, the companion book "The Idea Generator: Quick & Easy Kaizen" is much better.
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