- Hardcover: 133 pages
- Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing (9 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857883217
- ISBN-13: 978-1857883213
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 321,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale? This work explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. It shows how using the techniques of animal trainers - specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld - can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home. It explains the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right).
About the Author
Ken Blanchard, Chief Spiritual Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Blanchard Companies, Inc., is the author of a dozen bestselling books, including the huge international bestseller The One Minute Manager and business bestsellers Raving Fans and Gung Ho! Thad Lacinak is vice president and nationwide director of Animal Training for Busch Entertainment Corporation, with more than 28 years' experience in marine mammal training. Chuck Tompkins is vice president and curator of Animal Training at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, and has worked with killer whales for more than 25 years. Jim Ballard is an educator, corporate trainer, and writer.
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HOW DO THEY DO THAT? A collective gasp rose from a crowd of over three thousand spectators as they thrilled to the amazing performances of leaping killer whales. Read the first page
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was very well written and got the message across about positive relationships through a short story. I have read many books along the same lines as this before and was expecting another boring book, but i was hooked on it within the first few pages and had to keep reading. It taught me how to treat people as i wish to be treated, not to shout and scream at people when they had done something wrong but to "re-direct" them. It also teaches you how to praise people when they had made progress and developed not matter how small the improvement. This book is for anyone who wishes to change how they think and re-act to situations. It will not only help your working life but your home life too! You won't regret reading it!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ken Blanchard of One-Minute Manager fame draws on the positive training techniques that SeaWorld whale trainers use to get their whales to want to perform. Although using whale training as a teaching model is a unique twist on the literature about training and motivating employees, the material itself is not nearly as exotic. Much of it draws upon traditional principles for getting along with others, such as building trust, emphasizing the positive and redirecting undesired actions into more productive channels. If you've read Blanchard's previous book about being aware when people do something right so you can praise them, some of this content will seem familiar, though he says this is his "most important" book. The story line tracks mythical businessman Wes Kingley's discussions with whale trainers who reveal what they do to train their creatures, gradually, carefully and with real warmth. These conversations blow some very basic points up to whale-size, but Blanchard writes with charm. We recommend this splashy manual, the first course in Whale Psyc 101.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ken Blanchard of One-Minute Manager fame draws on the positive training techniques that SeaWorld whale trainers use to get their whales to want to perform. Although using whale training as a teaching model is a unique twist on the literature about training and motivating employees, the material itself is not nearly as exotic. Much of it draws upon traditional principles for getting along with others, such as building trust, emphasizing the positive and redirecting undesired actions into more productive channels. If you've read Blanchard's previous book about being aware when people do something right so you can praise them, some of this content will seem familiar, though he says this is his "most important" book. The story line tracks mythical businessman Wes Kingley's discussions with whale trainers who reveal what they do to train their creatures, gradually, carefully and with real warmth. These conversations blow some very basic points up to whale-size, but Blanchard writes with charm. We recommend this splashy manual, the first course in Whale Psyc 101.
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