The Heart of a Leader (Hardcover)

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Success-building quotes from the popular motivational speaker and co-author of the million-seller The One-Minute Manager! Nuggets of wisdom help readers master the attitudes and actions that create outstanding achievement.

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Dr. Ken Blanchard is a highly respected business leadership consultant and best-selling author. His book The One-Minute Manager (with Spencer Johnson) has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, and Raving Fans and Gung Ho! (both with Sheldon Bowles) are also best sellers, along with other books in The One-Minute Manager Library. Ken is the chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a group of management training and consulting businesses that he and his wife, Dr. Marjorie Blanchard, founded in 1979. He is also a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

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Product Details Hardcover: 162 pages Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition edition (June 1, 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 1562924885 ISBN-13: 978-1562924881 Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #473,354 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ken Blanchard, Norman Vincent Peale, Leader People, The One Minute Manager, Raving Fan, Patricia Zigarmi, Don Shula, Leader Don't, Alfred Nobel, Leader Take, Leader Leadership

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• The Entrepreneur's Creed: The Principles & Passions of 20 Successful Entrepreneurs by Merrill J. Oster on page 161, and page 333
• Managing Business Crises: From Anticipation to Implementation by John Burnett on page 143

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 91 of 92 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of Blanchard's Thinking in 76 Explained Sayings!, June 18, 2000 By  Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)       ,In the introduction, Ken Blanchard tells us that he always liked sayings when he was on football teams, such as When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going. With this book, he turned that love of sayings into a synopsis of his thinking about leadership. You might think that all of these sayings are authored or coauthored by Ken Blanchard. Not so. Although he is the author or coauthor of 36 of them, other notable figures including Churchill and Lincoln make the list. The book's format is to have the saying in large type on the left hand page, and a one page commentary on the right hand page. The commentaries are well done, and add a lot of insight into the saying. You should think about this book as a summary of Blanchard on leadership. To give you a sense of how this works, you may remember that the key first step in The One Minute Manager was To Catch Someone Doing Something Right and give them a One Minute Praising. The quote for this is the first one in the book and goes on to explain how to do this: promptly, specifically, and with enthusiasm. As you know, Ken Blanchard's books usually have fable or two in them. The book has no fable, so you just get the key principles. So if you prefer key ideas, this is the book for you. If you want to have a good reminder of everything Ken Blanchard has written, this book is for you. If you want to quickly focus on good ways to be a better leader, this is a good book for you. If you want to have a good gift to give to someone you care about to make them a better leader, this is an excellent book for that purpose. Enjoy! 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars One Minute McNuggets, April 20, 2001 By  Mark Kelly (Raleigh Consulting Group) - See all my reviews 76 Management McNuggets from the master of the genre. If you like the soft side of management to be short and sweet, this is the book for you. You get a Ken Quote on the left and a one-pager explanation on the right. Great reading for the john. -- Mark Kelly, coauthor of MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP: 7 ESSENTIAL COACHING SKILLS 16 of 21 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart Of A Leader, December 24, 2001 By  B. M. Fleming (MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This book is very good with clarity to the point. Short and simple pages to read right through to being a true leader in work, relationships, and working to be successsful in managing people. If a person is a manager already they can be a true leader by believing in their associates to support others to reach theirs goals too! Anytime an associate wants to grow and learn in the company they work for a manager must let them excel. This only benefits the person and the company as well. Work needs to have fun and humor bringing out the best in their people and customers. This book definately covers the heart of a leader with much integrity having genuine people skills.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Miles & Miles of Leadership Heart I love Ken Blanchard's work & this book on what it takes to be a great leader is one of his best efforts; and that's saying a lot. Read more Published 3 months ago by Larry Underwood 5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites... I've purchased about 7 copies of this because I've been forced to give them away after someone catches a glimpse of the content. Great book. Published 5 months ago by S. Reaves 4.0 out of 5 stars Great daily leadership challenge! The Heart Of A Leader is another great book by Ken Blanchard. This book could be considered an easy, one-sitting read. Read more Published 11 months ago by Bob (Robert) MacLafferty 5.0 out of 5 stars Calling all leaders !! This is an easy to read life manual. Great principles for everyone. Whether you work in the corporate world or you are a home maker, this books gives you powerful wisdom... Read more Published 15 months ago by Ms. S. Mubvakure 5.0 out of 5 stars BAV The book is good and is a must have for all aspiring leaders both at the work place and in other areas of everyday life. It has practical suggestions and examples Published 15 months ago by Beatrice Vulule 2.0 out of 5 stars OK... but not what I had hoped for. Ken Blanchard's books are wonderful. I have most of them and have enjoyed each one. This one, however, let me down. Read more Published 15 months ago by Marcus Chacos 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Ken Blanchard surely knows what he's teaching. Some people can only take the words, but Ken Blanchard not only took the words, instead he elaborated them and re-defined them into... Read more Published on April 2, 2007 by Andrew Ardianto 5.0 out of 5 stars Blanchard Summary Excellent pocket book on small to medium-sized business leadership. The beauty of this book's format is that the reader need only read one page per day to get a great impact. Read more Published on January 15, 2007 by Grey Wolf 4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Leadership Quotes A book of over 75 quotes, Ken Blanchard records some of his favorite quotes and then briefly expounds on the main point of the quote. Read more Published on September 28, 2006 by Josh Moffit 5.0 out of 5 stars Good Advice I purchased the e-book of "Heart of a Leader." The book is chock full of great tips for a variety of situations with the justification for each tip. Read more Published on December 6, 2002 by K. P QUINN Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 162 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562924885
• ISBN-13: 978-1562924881
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #473,354 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart of Blanchard's Thinking in 76 Explained Sayings!, June 18, 2000

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

,In the introduction, Ken Blanchard tells us that he always liked sayings when he was on football teams, such as When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going. With this book, he turned that love of sayings into a synopsis of his thinking about leadership.

You might think that all of these sayings are authored or coauthored by Ken Blanchard. Not so. Although he is the author or coauthor of 36 of them, other notable figures including Churchill and Lincoln make the list.

The book's format is to have the saying in large type on the left hand page, and a one page commentary on the right hand page. The commentaries are well done, and add a lot of insight into the saying.

You should think about this book as a summary of Blanchard on leadership. To give you a sense of how this works, you may remember that the key first step in The One Minute Manager was To Catch Someone Doing Something Right and give them a One Minute Praising. The quote for this is the first one in the book and goes on to explain how to do this: promptly, specifically, and with enthusiasm.

As you know, Ken Blanchard's books usually have fable or two in them. The book has no fable, so you just get the key principles.

So if you prefer key ideas, this is the book for you. If you want to have a good reminder of everything Ken Blanchard has written, this book is for you. If you want to quickly focus on good ways to be a better leader, this is a good book for you. If you want to have a good gift to give to someone you care about to make them a better leader, this is an excellent book for that purpose. Enjoy!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One Minute McNuggets, April 20, 2001

By	Mark Kelly (Raleigh Consulting Group) - See all my reviews

76 Management McNuggets from the master of the genre. If you like the soft side of management to be short and sweet, this is the book for you. You get a Ken Quote on the left and a one-pager explanation on the right. Great reading for the john.

-- Mark Kelly, coauthor of MASTERING TEAM LEADERSHIP: 7 ESSENTIAL COACHING SKILLS

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart Of A Leader, December 24, 2001

By	B. M. Fleming (MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is very good with clarity to the point. Short and simple pages to read right through to being a true leader in work, relationships, and working to be successsful in managing people. If a person is a manager already they can be a true leader by believing in their associates to support others to reach theirs goals too! Anytime an associate wants to grow and learn in the company they work for a manager must let them excel. This only benefits the person and the company as well. Work needs to have fun and humor bringing out the best in their people and customers. This book definately covers the heart of a leader with much integrity having genuine people skills.