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Summary: Gung Ho
Review: This book was a fast and easy read. It gives great tips on how to keep a company interested and in a happy workplace. The three concepts of the squirrel, beaver, and goose, give great insight into how the authtor's use their unique technique to produce a happy working community.
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Summary: You may be able to take something from it
Review: Managers may not be able to enact all of the principles of Gung Ho, but they will be able to walk away with some valuable insight in the world of motivation and performance. If your not sure if you really want this book or not I would recommend that you go for it. There is truly nothing to lose and the reading is entertaining and informative. Every person will be able able to take something from this book and be able to apply it to their work environment.
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Summary: Worth reading
Review: Gung Ho! is another typical Ken Blanchard book. It is a quick read and contains some very useful information, but falls short in giving managers the full picture. Some readers will find the format cheesy, but I didn't take it that way.The book is broken down into three areas: 1. The Spirit of the Squirrel (which discusses the importance of making employees feel that their work is important)
2. The Way of the Beaver (which talks about how managers should tell employees what they want and define the boundaries, but within those boundaries allow employees to figure out solutions in their own way)
3. The Gift of the Goose (which goes over the importance of using positive reinforcement when employees do a good job) These are three very powerful ideas that every manager should embrace. However, there are numerous issues that the book doesn't cover. To give just one example, what should a manager do is one of her employees comes to work every day late and is totally unproductive while he is there? Obviously, The Gift of the Goose (i.e. praising employees) isn't the answer since that will just reinforce the negative behavior. Despite the book's shortcomings, I think it's worth reading if you like management books since it does contain some useful information. But if you want one book that going to cover the subject more dynamically from many more angles, then you should probably look elsewhere. Greg Blencoe
Author, The Ten Commandments for Managers
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Summary: gung ho, a lesson in life
Review: First of all I feel sorry for the people who did not get anything out of this book. The things taught are pretty much the way I try to run my organization and hopefully my life. The book was one of many I have read in my thirty five years of managerial experience but absolutely the easiest to read because it was put into a novel form. I have ordered copies for all of my supervisors and also for my daughter who is in a managerial position. For Peggy I have only one thing to say...Gung Ho, and I would like to meet you someday.
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Summary: worth reading
Review: the last 2 pages - because everything in the book can be summarized in 2 pages. Actually one page. In fact, I can tell you right now: people like to work for a worthwhile cause, not just for money, and they like to know what's expected of them, and they like to have the tools to achieve those goals. Oh, and they like to be acknowledged for their work. OK, you've just read the book.
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Summary: Excellent - buy it now
Review: I love business books on management and leadership. This book is excellent in the way it simply defines a way to significantly improve your management skills by focusing in 3 areas. I recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: great ideas to improve your business productivity
Review: the book Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowels its a very good story about a business in crisis. I like the fact that the authors use animals to represent trends that workers should follow to be more efficient. Very good to pass time and read some fiction about economics. :)
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