Ken Blanchard

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Ken Blanchard
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Ken Blanchard
Born (1939-05-06) May 6, 1939 (age 86)
Alma mater Cornell University, 1961
Colgate University, 1963
Occupation(s) Author, Motivational speaker, Consultant, Management expert
Notable work The One Minute Manager, 1982
Leadership and the One Minute Manager, 1985
Raving Fans, 1993
Gung Ho!, Legendary Service: The Key is to Care, 1996
The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do, 2004
Refire! Don't Retire, 2015
SpouseMarjorie Blanchard

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker who has written more than 70 books, most of which were co-authored. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager , has sold more than 15 million copies and been translated into many languages. [1] He is the co-creator with Dr. Paul Hersey of Situational Leadership, a theory they developed while working on the textbook Management of Organizational Behavior. [2]

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Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of Blanchard, [3] an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, co-founded in 1979 in San Diego, California. [4]

Education

Blanchard attended New Rochelle High School, and graduated in 1957. [5] He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, an MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967. [6] [5] [7]

Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. [8] He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991.

Books

Some of Blanchard's more than 70 books are:

See also

References

  1. Sullivan, Patricia (2019). "Chief Spiritual Officer: How did former UMass faculty member Ken Blanchard build a business on praise and positivity?". The Magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  2. Hersey, Paul; Blanchard, Kenneth H.; Johnson, Dewey E. (2013). Management of organizational behavior: leading human resources. Boston: Pearson. ISBN   978-0-13-255640-8.
  3. "Ken Blanchard Companies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-22.
  4. Archipelago, World. "Ken Blanchard". HarperCollins US. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  5. 1 2 "Kenneth Blanchard". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  6. Legends: Ken Blanchard's Lifetime Mission, Success , November 23, 2009
  7. "Keynote Speaker Ken Blanchard". The Goodman Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  8. "Cornell Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13.
  9. Sandomir, Richard (2017-07-08). "Spencer Johnson, 'Who Moved My Cheese?' Author, Dies at 78 (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  10. Teresi, Dick (22 June 2001). "Wait a Minute". Wall Street Journal.
  11. Arthur Elliott, Carlisle (Autumn 1995). "Organizational Dynamics - MacGregor" (PDF). pp. 68–79. ISSN   0090-2616.
  12. Blanchard, Ken; Johnson, Spencer (2015). The new one minute manager. New York: William Morrow. ISBN   978-0-06-236754-9.
  13. Amazon.com: Profile for Ken Blanchard

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