Few people have impacted the day-to-day management of people and companies as has Ken Blanchard.

A gregarious, sought-after and prominent author, speaker and business consultant, he is universally characterized by friends, colleagues and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful and compassionate men in business today. A multitude of Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing entrepreneurial enterprises have benefited from his unique approach to managing and developing people.

As a writer in the field of management, his impact has been far-reaching. His co-authored One Minute Manager Library, which includes The One Minute Manager (1982), Putting the One Minute Manager to Work (1984), Leadership and the One Minute Manager (1985), The One Minute Manager Gets Fit (1986), The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey (1989), and The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams (1990) has collectively sold more than nine million copies and has been translated into more than20 languages. He is also co-author with Dr. Paul Hersey of Management of Organizational Behavior, a classic textbook now in its fifth edition, and of The Power of Ethical Management (1988) with Dr. Norman Vincent Peal. The latest additions to the Ken Blanchard library are Raving Fans (1992) and Playing the Great Game of Golf (1992).

Blanchard is chairman of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc., a full-service management consulting and training company which he founded in 1979 with his wife Marjorie. He also is a visiting lecturer at Cornell University, where he is an elected member of the Board of Trustees.

He has been acknowledged for his outstanding contributions to the world of management and development. In 1991, the National Speakers Association awarded him the "Council of Peers Award of Excellence." The 1992 Golden Gavel award was given to Blanchard by Toastmasters International. Also in 1992, he was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame by TRAINING magazine and Lakewood Conferences.

He has been a guest on a number of national television programs, including "Good Morning America" and "The Today Show," and has been featured in Time, People, U.S. News & World Report and a host of other popular publications. He is also a contributing editor of Quality Digest, Personal Selling Power and Executive Excellence Newsletter.

He earned his B.A. in government and philosophy from Cornell University, his M.A. in sociology and counseling from Colgate University and his Ph.D. in educational administration and leadership from Cornell University.

 
   
 

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