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Summary: Gung Ho for Gung Ho
Review: I liked the story much better than that of "Raving Fans" by the same two authors. Gung Ho is an allegorcial tale of a new manager charged with the turnaround of a relatively unspectacular division plant. With the help of a native American, she learns the methods of "gung ho" taught to him by his grandfather. The three central themes; "Spirit of the Squirrel", "The Way of the Beaver", and "The Gift of the Goose" all become very clear by story's end. The manager learns some valuable lessons in the process.
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Summary: Gung Ho = Teamwork
Review: Frederick Herzberg would be proud. Herzberg, Blanchard, and Tom Peters see and write about the need for an energized workforce so very clearly--so why are more organizations not making more use of their most valuable resource? In a service organization, your people are your only asset and I would argue the same for a production organization. Your quickest and surest way to obtain a competitive advantage is through your people--if allowed to participate and communicate. A fast, but very meaningful read.
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Summary: Get Gung Ho
Review: Gung Ho does an exellent job of boiling down how people make organizations successful. Get your people involved by explaining the necessity of their job and let them decide whether to stay or go. Then hold them accountable for doing their job and you have happy people who understand the value of what they do and they will do it well. Gung Ho uses simple ideas to help achieve great success. All businesses are pretty much the same and really pretty simple to make successful. Unfortunately, we often end up complicating the job instead of making it simple...and fun...and enjoyable and we fail. Gung Ho is all about doing what common sense dictates in getting employees involved in the concern for success of an organization. Every business leader and manager should be required to keep a copy of Gung Ho on their desk or close to it.
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Summary: The right idea!
Review: This book teaches many tips that I have used to help motivate and improve the performance of the junior members of my staff. If you manage anyone, get this!
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Summary: Great Book and Here's Another!
Review: Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles have created another classic. In a highly effective parable, they provide a blueprint any leader can use to create organizational excitement in just about any type of organization. The most positive characteristics of this book, like all Blanchard books, are the underlying values and wholesome philosophies that drive the message home at each juncture along the way. Whether a person is leading a small work group, a department, a division, or an entire company, he or she will find many useful ideas in this easy-to-read book.Another book, with a foreword by Ken Blanchard, that I have just finished is also destined to be a classic alongside GUNG HO! I highly recommend everyone - not just people in leadership positions - read WINNING WAYS: FOUR SECRETS FOR GETTING GREAT RESULTS BY WORKING WELL WITH PEOPLE, by Dick Lyles. Dr. Lyles is a protégé of Blanchard and Bowles and this book proves that he, also, has mastered the art of parable writing. This book contains tips that will help anyone be more powerful and charismatic in their dealings with other people.
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Summary: Beyond words
Review: I usually hate it when my professors at college give me reading assingments..... I adore the one that made me read Gung Ho! I read it in spanish and thought the translation must have been exceptionally good so that the book was actually interesting. When I read it in english I made the book my topic of conversation for the year 2000! The book gives you the tools you need to succeed in just one night! Gung Ho, friend!
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Summary: Easy Listening - Easy Techniques
Review: Very heart warming book told in a story format. 3 basic techniques for managers and leaders to use with their people. 1) worthwile work 2) Giving control 3) encourage each other. Although I have not read the book, the cassette was worth my time.
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Summary: "Gung Ho"ÿ
Review: One of the best management tools available today. Not rocket science, just plain good down to earth advice. I re-read this book monthly and practice the ideas and lessons daily. Very easy to read and understand from the senior exec to the supervisor on the production line. Bottom line when leading a team we are all the same and have the same mission regardless the title.
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Summary: Must Read
Review: I was required to read Gung Ho by my boss, who has been a "traditional" plant manager for over 20 years. I am a Dept Head over a large manufacturing operation, and our productivity has dropped in recent months. He has required all of his staff to read the book, and we have a meeting setup this week to discuss and (hopefully) implement Gung Ho in our plant. My management style is similar to those preached in Gung Ho...lead, encourage, empower. But my boss is such a "boss" that I have had problems filtering his management style from my employees. His nickname is the Warden, if that tells you anything. I just hope he is serious about doing this, and not just blowing smoke. This book really brings home the power of positive thinking, and the power people can have over their work if they believe in themselves and what they are doing. Wish us luck, and Gung Ho, friend !
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Summary: Gung Ho! is fantastic
Review: As a person who loves Gung Ho! I was more than surprised at the review written by Macnabb claiming the book somehow is anti-military or disrespectful of the military. Having read and reread the book, and knowing that it has been part of the Army's training program, I thought Macnab must be refering to a different book. I turned to page 144, which he refers to and nearly laughed. If Macnabb thinks this disrespectful he needs to get a life! Disrespectful is what several Commanders In Chief have done in the past forty years. The whole premise of Gung Ho! is based on worthwhile work. Understanding how your work helps make the world a better place. This is exactly what Macnabb is saying. Service men and women have stood guard and died for more than tin. (Read medals.) This is the underpinning of the whole Gung Ho! system. Gung Ho! makes the point better than Macnabb does. The reference to the military on page 144 is an excellent observation and one that would not offend any member of today's professional army, navy or airforce. The military are masters of whipping up people with brass bands and medals ----- but this, as the book makes very clear, only has meaning, only works, when the worker, the enlisted man or woman, understands that their work is worthwhile. What the book is talking about is icing on the cake and it's right. The business world could learn something about icing on the cake from the Army. The cake, to continue the metaphor has already been baked. Macnabb wants to damn the book because the icing isn't the cake. It's not. It's icing and the first 143 pages (the book ends on page 164) are the cake. Don't let yourselves be misled by Macnab's review of Gung Ho! This is a fantastic book. It tells the story of how a great native American Indian military man used wisdom from nature and from his own career, to bring meaning and excitement to a business about to go bankrupt. The spirit of the squirrel: worthwhile work, the way of the beaver: in control of achieving the goal, and the gift of the goose: cheering each other on worked miracles and saved the business. The book came out two years ago and I noticed it was still on the Wall Street Journal's Bestseller List this week, and with good reason. I end with a quote from the cover of the book. "Gung Ho! is a gift of energy and enthusiasm for everyone. Ignore at your peril."
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