- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Hyperion Books (5 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1401301355
- ISBN-13: 978-1401301354
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,505,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'By nature, by instinct, by personality, people react differently and use different techniques and ways of dealing with a situation. Success in the future will come to those who see people as unique individuals, with unique talents. Rather than just selecting people with the right skills, winning organizations will be those that also focus on selecting people with the skills who are also suited by temperament to complete the task successfully. How do you discover who you really are? Who your team members really are? What role you're best adapted to play? Many systems have been devised based on the great psychologist, Carl Jung's teachings. But the best may well be a system called Kingdomality, created by Richard and Susan Silvano of Career Management International. Kingdomality links an understanding of personality - the natural/instinctive way we act and react - with role models that clearly define the whole sweep of personality types. By matching personality types to roles played by citizens in a medieval kingdom and developing a simple test - blind to issues such as gender, race, education, economic circumstance - the Silvanos have created a way of discovering who you are. By knowing your own role, and the essence of the roles of others around you, you'll understand why certain people see problems and opportunities differently. To know who you really are brings power and mastery to your life.' From the foreword by Ken Blanchard, bestselling co-author of The One Minute Manager
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Sheldon Bowles is the author with Ken Blanchard of many successful books in the One Minute Manager series, including Raving Fans and Gung Ho! Richard Silvano and Susan Silvano are directors of Houston-based Career Management International, which was founded in 1976. They have worked for many years in career counselling, employee training and development with individuals, as well as helping organizations, institutions and corporations to realise the full potential of their most precious investment, their human resources.
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ONCE UPON A TIME, and in a land far away, there lived a King, Harold the Wise, in the midst of chaos. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another parable story, similar to One Minute Manager stuff, of a King (Leader) with a problematic Kingdom (Business) who meets up a management consultant who advises him to classify all his minions (Human Resources) into 12 personality classifications. Once the minions are classified and as if by magic, the Kings Kingdom is transformed into a thriving and productive nirvana of business excellence. Perhaps you have to be drunk or stoned to appreciate this book?
I've just given it to my 8 year old nephew. He's a Harry Potter fan and may be able to extract some wisdom from it. It's a very long and garbled way to communicate a lot of common sense.
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Format:Hardcover
This loosely medieval management parable about "a king at his wits' end" has several winning characteristics. First, it's relevant without taking itself too seriously. The light, self-effacing - even occasionally tongue-in-cheek - tone makes it easily readable. Authors Sheldon Bowles, Richard Silvano and Susan Silvano actively engage readers with a brief interactive online test that reveals your personality "guild type." Then they draw on their narrative's strength to move forward. Many books about emotional intelligence give readers little practical help. This one is fun, helpful and entertaining even though its guild classification system may need additional tweaking. Apparently designed primarily for workplace applications, it lacks the specificity of the more familiar Myers-Briggs test, which in comparison practically predicts how you'll want your eggs cooked a month from next Tuesday. Notwithstanding these minor limitations, we recommend this book to managers, coaches, consultants, EQ practitioners and those HR folks burdened with softening the Type A corporate hearts who run most organizations.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Easy way to improve work relationships
1 Jan 2005
Format:Hardcover
I read this book in one sitting and immediately ordered one for each of my employees. Kingdomality is an easy and powerful way to understand how others at your workplace process information, make decisions, and perceive others. It is also applicable in personal relationships, and has helped me numerous times from jumping to conclusions simply because someone did not respond the way I thought they should. Highly recommended!
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Improve Productivity
28 Dec 2004
Format:Hardcover
This book offers tremendous insight for managers who are seeking to build a strong bond with their employees and improve productivity. It also helped me achieve a better understanding of human behavior in my personal and professional life.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Kingdomality: An Ingenious New Way to Triumph in Management
24 Dec 2004
Format:Hardcover
If you liked the One Minute Manager or Raving Fans you will love Kingdomality!
This is a very creative team building tool. I encourage you to go to the Kingdomality web site, find out what your role would have been in the medieval kingdom. Then read the book and use it professionally or personally to understand how you and your team/friends best work/play together.
This is a very creative team building tool. I encourage you to go to the Kingdomality web site, find out what your role would have been in the medieval kingdom. Then read the book and use it professionally or personally to understand how you and your team/friends best work/play together.
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