Kenneth Blanchard, Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence. David C. Cook, 2007.
Referenced in: Empowering Leadership
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a distillation of the essential principles of Blanchard’s writings. This book is not in the same parable form as his other works. Instead, thirty-six principles are summarized into brief statements and short commentaries. A similar text, Leading at a Higher Level, explains Blanchard more conceptually under the banners of empowerment, situational leadership, self-leadership, partnering for performance, one minute manager, team leadership, organizational leadership, and change management. Leading at a Higher Level explains the theories with regard to leadership functions. Heart of a Leader distills the principles.
Please consult the following Ministry Resource Guides for help in navigating Blanchard’s many resources:
- Empowering Leadership – Includes several works by Blanchard, along with titles by Stephen Covey, Warren Bennis, James Kouzes and Barry Posner.
- Servant Leadership – Lists volumes by Blanchard and related works by Robert Greenleaf, James Hunter, Bill Hybels, and others.
- Situational Leadership – Describes the Situational Leadership model and lists relevant texts by Ken Blanchard and his associates.
From the Publisher
Ken Blanchard is one of America’s best-known leadership and business experts. And now he helps you understand and experience the art of influence by revealing the greatest life and leadership lessons he’s learned in his rich career as an educator and business leader. The Heart of a Leader offers Blanchard’s insight and wisdom on:
- Choosing values
- Aiming for excellence
- Maintaining integrity
- Finding the courage to change
- Helping others reach their potential
- And much more
Arranged with your busy schedule in mind, this book offers you Blanchard’s most important concepts in an accessible format. You can reach for instant motivation and insight on a daily basis or soak it up in one reading. Powerfully challenging and deeply inspiring, The Heart of a Leader will enable you to develop the courageous heart of a true leader. master key attitudes and actions to impact lives around you. and enjoy the profound wisdom that only Ken Blanchard can deliver.
About the Author
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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