Know Can Do! Put Your Know-How into Action

by Blanchard, Ken; Meyer, Paul J.; Ruhe, Dick

• ISBN13: 9781576754689
• ISBN10: 1576754685
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-30
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

Know Can Do! is a teaching parable in the tradition of Ken Blanchard's bestselling business books. It tells the story of a well known author who is troubled by the gap between what people know-all the good advice they've digested intellectually from books and seminars-and what they actually do. The author observes that when it comes to using and applying their knowledge, people have a problem. Seeking a way to close this learning-doing gap, the author sets out on a journey to find a solution. He soon meets a legendary businessman named Carl Hesse, who has discovered the secrets of putting knowledge into action. Carl teaches the author the three reasons people don't make the leap from knowing to doing: Too much knowledge-information overload; Too much negativity-an inadequate filtering system; Bad habits-an inadequate learning system.

Author Biography

Ken Blanchard is Chief Spiritual Officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies. He is the author or coauthor of more than forty books, including the classic The One Minute Manager® (with Spencer Johnson), Leading at a Higher Level, Full Steam Ahead! (with Jesse Stoner), and The Secret (with Mark Miller).
Paul J. Meyer is the founder of Success Motivation Institute, Inc. He is the author of numerous books, including The 5 Pillars of Leadership, 24 Keys That Bring Complete Success, and Forgiveness: The Ultimate Miracle, and is coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul.
Dick Ruhe is a highly popular motivational speaker, a celebrated consultant, and a gifted trainer. He is a senior consulting partner for the Ken Blanchard Companies and is the author of the Blanchard training program Total Quality Leadership.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The Problem	p. 1
The Missing Link	p. 7
The Power of Repetition	p. 13
Information Overload	p. 15
Applying the Less-More Philosophy	p. 23
Negative Filtering	p. 31
Listening with a Positive Mindset	p. 39
Using Green Light Thinking	p. 51
Lack of Follow-Up	p. 61
Accentuating the Positive to Help People Win	p. 75
Providing More Structure, Support, and Accountability	p. 83
Epilogue	p. 93
Acknowledgments	p. 105
About the Authors	p. 109
Services Available	p. 113
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