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Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization

Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any OrganizationAuthor: Ken Blanchard
Publisher: William Morrow

List Price: $19.99
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 120 reviews

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8

ISBN: 068815428X
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.314
EAN: 9780688154288

Publication Date: October 8, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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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.

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    2 out of 5 stars Even within the class of trite business books, this one is trite   June 28, 2010
    TCO (USA)
    Most business books are trash. This one is a half notch worse.

    First the point being made (roughly "empower your workers") is extremely non-novel.

    Secondly, the book has a cliched storyline. There is an Indian espousing wisdom that reminded me of the Mike Myers movie with the asscrack-showing brave leading our heros to rock festival success. In addition, the whole thing is a shaggy dog story, as at the end, we find out that the whole thing was (probably) a sham and non Indian existed. What makes this really bad is that the author's tried to get us hooked with a tearjerker start of the book as the Indian dies. (This in a book where the management philosophy espoused includes "never lie).

    Third, the book has the incredibly think content (huge print, etc.) and lack of numerical analysis or detailed research that is typical of business writer shlubs.

    If you want some better business books, check out The Goal or Who Moved My Cheese. The former, written several years before has an identical dilemma (plant manager saving plant) but has a far more rich and realistic novel plot and has a more interesting business method to advocated (debottlenecking). The latter is by the same authors as Gung Ho but has a more interesting reflection (how to deal with change, don't whine because you've been laid off...get after it and find something new!) that has utility and non-triteness.




    5 out of 5 stars Not Your Typical Management Book   May 16, 2010
    Lisa Hall, Author (Alabama, USA)
    Gung Ho has it all - a great narrative, humor, inspiration and valuable lessons that can benefit any organization. It illustrates the significance of intrinsic motivation and allowing employees to own their organization's success. I especially liked the team huddle used by the top performing department at the beginning of each shift. Leadership is not about making employees do their job - it is about inspiring them to want to do their jobs to the best of their ability and to be a part of their organization's success. Gung Ho delivers this message beautifully. Well done!


    1 out of 5 stars Laughable/Insulting   May 12, 2010
    Orangeman (Tallahassee, FL United States)
    We were subjected to the full Gung-Ho experience about 6 years ago. If you want a management video that generates uncontrollable laughter, this is the one. The native american character passing on timeless secrets of business management is SO believable--cuz if there's one thing Native American's care about, it's effective industrial management! Gotta make the big bucks for those CEO's! After all, "Gung-Ho!" is an old Haida word that means--no, wait, it's a word GI's brought back from East Asia. Blanchard can't even keep his shallow stereotrypes straight. Pure rubbish.


    5 out of 5 stars Simply Great   April 22, 2010
    SML (Denver)
    Great book. Easy read. Total practical application in many settings. Valuable lessons. Apply as a whole or take bits and pieces that work for you. A wonderful tool for any team office setting. Highly recommended!


    1 out of 5 stars If you are a manager using this book, your employees hate you and ridicule you behind your back   April 1, 2010
    H. Loutzenhiser (Portland Oregon)
    4 out of 4 found this review helpful

    Are you kidding me? First, this book was written at the 4th grade level, and badly at that. Second, comparing your employees to rodents is insulting. Third, Beaver?!? Beaver?!? Is the author completely unfamiliar with the decidedly unprofessional connotation with this large furry mammal? If you bought read this book, or made your employees read this book and think that you learned anything in it that will assist you with managing today's employees, you are so horribly out of touch with the modern workplace that you will definitely not be able to get a job in 5 years. Everyone under 40 will think you are an idiot.

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