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The 3 Keys to Empowerment

Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results

Author Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, Alan Randolph
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$16.95 US
Berrett-Koehler | Berrett-Koehler Publishers
On sale Apr 16, 2001 | 304 Pages | 9781576751602
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An action guide and macro-level understanding of the process required to foster the workplace culture envisioned in Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute.

As Ken Blanchard, John Carlos, and Alan Randolph clearly demonstrated in their previous bestseller, Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, empowerment is not a goal that can be achieved in a minute. Empowerment is a process that requires ongoing effort, awareness, and commitment to transforming the hierarchy. This essential guide offers managers detailed, hands-on answers to their real-life questions about how, exactly, they can navigate the journey to empowerment.

Written in an easily accessible Q&A format, the book closely examines and expands on the three keys to empowerment originally presented in Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute—sharing information, creating autonomy through boundaries, and replacing the hierarchy with teams. It clearly outlines the promises and challenges of each stage of the journey, providing managers with thought-provoking questions, clear advice, effective activities, and action tools that will help them create a culture of empowerment. Wherever they are in the journey, managers will find a clear roadmap in this user-friendly action guide.

Praise for Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute

“The most truthful, straight-talk book on managing people to come along in eons. This is an exceptional tool for business.” —Harvey MacKay, #1 New York Times-bestselling author

“One of the very best organized, thought out, planned, and written books on any business subject I have read.” —Stanley Bass, Human Resources Consultant, Stan Bass Consulting
Preface
Introduction: The Challenge of Moving to Empowerment
Chapter 1. Releasing the Power within People
Chapter 2. Using Situational Leadership® II to Guide the Journey

Stage One: Starting and Orienting the Journey
Chapter 3. Key #1: Share Information to Kick-Start the Process
Chapter 4. Key #2: Declare Clear Boundaries to Begin Creating Autonomy
Chapter 5. Key #3: Begin Developing Teams to Replace the Hierarchy

Stage Two: Change and Discouragement
Chapter 6. Key #1: Share More Information and Listen for Information
Chapter 7. Key #2: Widen the Boundaries to Create More Autonomy and Responsibility
Chapter 8. Key #3: Let Teams Take on More of the Hierarchical Roles

Stage Three: Adopting and Refining Empowerment
Chapter 9. Key #1: Enhance Information Sharing to Drive Performance
Chapter 10. Key #2: Incorporate Boundaries into Everyone’s Value System
Chapter 11. Key #3: Let Teams Replace the Hierarchy
Conclusion: A Look Back (and Forward) at the Journey
Chapter 12. Summarizing the Action Plan for Creating Empowerment
Notes
Index
Ken Blanchard is the founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His books have combined sales of more than twenty-one million copies in forty-two languages. Ken is also cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and equipping people to be servant leaders. View titles by Ken Blanchard
John P. Carlos View titles by John P. Carlos
Alan Randolph View titles by Alan Randolph

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An action guide and macro-level understanding of the process required to foster the workplace culture envisioned in Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute.

As Ken Blanchard, John Carlos, and Alan Randolph clearly demonstrated in their previous bestseller, Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, empowerment is not a goal that can be achieved in a minute. Empowerment is a process that requires ongoing effort, awareness, and commitment to transforming the hierarchy. This essential guide offers managers detailed, hands-on answers to their real-life questions about how, exactly, they can navigate the journey to empowerment.

Written in an easily accessible Q&A format, the book closely examines and expands on the three keys to empowerment originally presented in Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute—sharing information, creating autonomy through boundaries, and replacing the hierarchy with teams. It clearly outlines the promises and challenges of each stage of the journey, providing managers with thought-provoking questions, clear advice, effective activities, and action tools that will help them create a culture of empowerment. Wherever they are in the journey, managers will find a clear roadmap in this user-friendly action guide.

Praise for Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute

“The most truthful, straight-talk book on managing people to come along in eons. This is an exceptional tool for business.” —Harvey MacKay, #1 New York Times-bestselling author

“One of the very best organized, thought out, planned, and written books on any business subject I have read.” —Stanley Bass, Human Resources Consultant, Stan Bass Consulting

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: The Challenge of Moving to Empowerment
Chapter 1. Releasing the Power within People
Chapter 2. Using Situational Leadership® II to Guide the Journey

Stage One: Starting and Orienting the Journey
Chapter 3. Key #1: Share Information to Kick-Start the Process
Chapter 4. Key #2: Declare Clear Boundaries to Begin Creating Autonomy
Chapter 5. Key #3: Begin Developing Teams to Replace the Hierarchy

Stage Two: Change and Discouragement
Chapter 6. Key #1: Share More Information and Listen for Information
Chapter 7. Key #2: Widen the Boundaries to Create More Autonomy and Responsibility
Chapter 8. Key #3: Let Teams Take on More of the Hierarchical Roles

Stage Three: Adopting and Refining Empowerment
Chapter 9. Key #1: Enhance Information Sharing to Drive Performance
Chapter 10. Key #2: Incorporate Boundaries into Everyone’s Value System
Chapter 11. Key #3: Let Teams Replace the Hierarchy
Conclusion: A Look Back (and Forward) at the Journey
Chapter 12. Summarizing the Action Plan for Creating Empowerment
Notes
Index

Author

Ken Blanchard is the founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His books have combined sales of more than twenty-one million copies in forty-two languages. Ken is also cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and equipping people to be servant leaders. View titles by Ken Blanchard
John P. Carlos View titles by John P. Carlos
Alan Randolph View titles by Alan Randolph

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