High Five! The Magic of Working Together | Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles

High Five! The Magic of Working Together | Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles | Work Better in Teams and Also When NOT in Teams

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High Five! The Mag...

	High Five! The Magic of Working Together Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles William Morrow, 2001 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

High Praise for High Five!

Excellent little story, excellent simple message. Made me cry more than once. This would be a great book for coaches and managers, or for anyone else who leads a team. If everyone read this book, kids would get a lot more our of being in youth sports and people would enjoy their jobs more. Good job Blanchard!

Work Better in Teams and Also When NOT in Teams

Blanchard and Bolles have done it again! HIGH FIVE, which is the fourth parable these two have created, is a real treat and a must read for anyone who ever has to work in or around teams. The book is loaded with ideas that will lead your team to the kind of success that will have everyone giving each other high five hand slaps with gusto. However, there's a way you can take this enthusiasm and interpersonal effectiveness even one step higher. HIGH FIVE focuses primarily on teams and teamwork, and it does a terrific job...HIGH FIVE will give you all the good information you need to build powerful teams and make them effective....

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I'm a Raving Fan for High Five

Typical. That may be the best word to describe Ken Blanchard's recent book, High Five. It's typically written and, as typical for Blanchard, easy to comprehend the point he is trying to make. The story is one of a displaced (fired) Alan Foster, a great performer but horrible team member. Foster has the incorrect notion that individual production is more important than company performance. Too often, people in business and sports begin to believe their production is essential to the team when in fact there production is breaking down the team. High Five takes you into the concept of teamwork with a look at Alan Foster's fifth grade son and his hockey team. They are the cellar dwellers and with good reason...no teamwork. With the help of an aged woman and a bit of introspection, Foster helps turn a band of underachievers into a team worthy of a championship. As a coach of elementary-aged students and a manager of people, High Five is a helpful, instructional tale that will benefit me greatly in both roles. There's a reason for the terms "team sports" and "sports teams". Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer...they are all driven by a team. Michael Jordan is a great example of a star who shined the brightest when he adapted his individual talents to the goals and values of the team. This same concept works in your company, in your department and in your office. To beat the competition, it takes everyone working together...as a team. Ken Blanchard continues to underwhelm me with his style and overwhelm me with his message. You'll be a Raving Fan for teamwork when you read High Five.

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Great, simplistic messge on teamwork.

One reviewer wrote this book was a waste of time as it is not how coporations work. The person stated that corporations look after individuals. As that may be true in most cases, it does not work for the learning organisation. The organisation that invests heavily in the individuals and not the teams will lose this investment when the individual leaves. This point is very clear and valid in the High Five book and a major point worth remembering. An effective team can carry on if one person leaves, which means the organisation is not impacted, or the team or the customer. And as individuals, by sharing knowledge we also become more empowered. Teamwork benefits everyone, the organisation, the employee and the customer.

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