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Full Steam Ahead!

Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life

Author Ken Blanchard, Jesse Lyn Stoner
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$29.95 US
Berrett-Koehler | Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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On sale Apr 04, 2011 | 216 Pages | 9781605098753
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Discover how to create a clear, compelling & successful vision for yourself or your organization with this engaging parable by two bestselling authors.
 
In Full Steam Ahead! you’ll learn:

• How to use the power of vision to get focused, get energized, and get great results
• How to create a vision that touches the hearts and spirits of everyone in your organization
• How to create a vision for your own life that provides meaning and direction
 
This new edition is thoroughly revised, with a new chapter on sustaining your vision, updated examples, more information on creating vision for teams, and a new section that includes a vision assessment and a game plan for creating a shared vision.

“This story provides a wonderful road map through the very important territory of vision that can move into action. I found myself recalling many details of the journey well after I put the book down—it stayed vividly in my memory. A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take.” —Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science andco-author of Walk Out Walk On

“So many of the lessons I share with my teams revolve around attaining goals by having a clear vision of where we are headed as a group and also individually. Full Steam Ahead! emphasizes the ways in which those visions can not only help you reach greatness but also maintain it for you and your team. In the past I’ve shared this book with friends and coaching peers alike and continue to do so in order to share the wisdom and effective guidance that Ken and Jesse provide on each and every page.” —John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Basketball, two-time National Coach of the Year, and author of the national bestseller Bounce Back
“The clearest, the most cogent statement I’ve read that gives meaning and life to vision. Even Dilbert will get it!”
—Warren Bennis, author of Still Surprised and On Becoming a Leader

“This story provides a wonderful road map through the very important territory of vision that can move into action. I found myself recalling many details of the journey well after I put the book down—it stayed vividly in my memory. A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take.”
—Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science and Walk Out Walk On

“For those who…extract the lessons from this wonderfully powerful and simple book and put them into practice, the rewards will be extraordinary.”
—from the introduction by Patrick Lencioni, President, The Table Group, and author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

“Inspiring a shared vision is the signature leadership competency. It’s also the most difficult practice to learn and apply. In this wonderful gem of a book Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner show you how to find a meaningful purpose, picture a compelling future, and clarify your values. This engaging story is full of practical advice that you’ll be able to apply immediately.  It’s essential reading for any leader who needs to answer the question, ‘Where are we going?’ Come to think of it, that would be all of us!”
—Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth about Leadership, and Dean's Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business

"So many of the lessons I share with my teams revolve around attaining goals by having a clear vision of where we are headed as a group and also individually. Full Steam Ahead! emphasizes the ways in which those visions can not only help you reach greatness but also maintain it for you and your team. In the past I've shared this book with friends and coaching peers alike and continue to do so in order to share the wisdom and effective guidance that Ken and Jesse provide on each and every page."
—John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Basketball, two-time National Coach of the Year, and author of the national bestseller Bounce Back

“I LUV this heartwarming lesson from Blanchard and Stoner and urge anyone who wants to develop a clear vision to study the messages clearly and articulately delivered on each page of Full Steam Ahead!”
—Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Company and coauthor of Lead with LUV

“In order to do your personal best, you must have a vision. To me a clear vision answers the question, ‘What mountain do we want to climb?’ Full Steam Ahead! is a wonderful guidebook that will not only help you find your mountain, but will give you all the roadmaps and tools you’ll need to make it to the top. Highly recommended!”
—Garry Ridge, CEO, WD-40 Company and coauthor of Helping People Win at Work

“A clear vision gives an organization heart. Without it, work will have no meaning. Full Steam Ahead! is a must read.”
—James H. Amos, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Mail Boxes, Etc.

“Before beginning any kind of planning, everyone on the team should read this book. It will ensure you’re headed in the right direction. Full Steam Ahead! should be required reading.”
—Barbara Bennett, Former Executive Vice President, The Stanley Works

“Leadership is about going somewhere. Without a clear vision your leadership doesn’t matter. Full Steam Ahead! will help your leadership efforts get started in the right direction.”
—James E. Despain, former Vice President, Caterpillar, and author of And Dignity for All

“Great things come from a powerful vision—fortunes are made, diseases get cured, and democracies are born. Blanchard and Stoner not only teach readers how to develop a potent vision in Full Steam Ahead!, but also how to bring it alive in the hearts and minds of the people who will make it happen.”
—Robert W. Jacobs, author of Real Time Strategic Change

“Blanchard and Stoner demonstrate how clear vision helps you focus on the results you desire. Time is a precious commodity. Full Steam Ahead! shows you how to get the most out of your efforts.”
—Loyal Nordstrom, President, Honolulu Holdings, Inc.
Ken Blanchard is the founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His books have combined sales of more than twenty-one million copies in forty-two languages. Ken is also cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and equipping people to be servant leaders. View titles by Ken Blanchard
Jesse Lyn Stoner View titles by Jesse Lyn Stoner
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Foreword by Patrick Lencioni
Preface
A Proper Ending
A Real Beginning
What Is Vision, Anyway?
Element 1: Significant Purpose
Element 2: Picture of the Future
Element 3: Clear Values
Vision Defined
Blurry Vision
You Can’t Get There Unless You’re Here
20/20 Vision: Company, Team, and Personal Visions
Creative Tension
From Vision to Reality: The Three Hows
How It’s Created
How It’s Communicated
How It’s Lived
Staying the Course
From Success to Significance
Creating Your Own Vision: Guidelines and Application
The Full Steam Ahead! Model
Test Your Team Vision
The Game Plan
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Services Available
Social Networking

About

Discover how to create a clear, compelling & successful vision for yourself or your organization with this engaging parable by two bestselling authors.
 
In Full Steam Ahead! you’ll learn:

• How to use the power of vision to get focused, get energized, and get great results
• How to create a vision that touches the hearts and spirits of everyone in your organization
• How to create a vision for your own life that provides meaning and direction
 
This new edition is thoroughly revised, with a new chapter on sustaining your vision, updated examples, more information on creating vision for teams, and a new section that includes a vision assessment and a game plan for creating a shared vision.

“This story provides a wonderful road map through the very important territory of vision that can move into action. I found myself recalling many details of the journey well after I put the book down—it stayed vividly in my memory. A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take.” —Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science andco-author of Walk Out Walk On

“So many of the lessons I share with my teams revolve around attaining goals by having a clear vision of where we are headed as a group and also individually. Full Steam Ahead! emphasizes the ways in which those visions can not only help you reach greatness but also maintain it for you and your team. In the past I’ve shared this book with friends and coaching peers alike and continue to do so in order to share the wisdom and effective guidance that Ken and Jesse provide on each and every page.” —John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Basketball, two-time National Coach of the Year, and author of the national bestseller Bounce Back

Praise

“The clearest, the most cogent statement I’ve read that gives meaning and life to vision. Even Dilbert will get it!”
—Warren Bennis, author of Still Surprised and On Becoming a Leader

“This story provides a wonderful road map through the very important territory of vision that can move into action. I found myself recalling many details of the journey well after I put the book down—it stayed vividly in my memory. A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take.”
—Margaret J. Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science and Walk Out Walk On

“For those who…extract the lessons from this wonderfully powerful and simple book and put them into practice, the rewards will be extraordinary.”
—from the introduction by Patrick Lencioni, President, The Table Group, and author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

“Inspiring a shared vision is the signature leadership competency. It’s also the most difficult practice to learn and apply. In this wonderful gem of a book Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner show you how to find a meaningful purpose, picture a compelling future, and clarify your values. This engaging story is full of practical advice that you’ll be able to apply immediately.  It’s essential reading for any leader who needs to answer the question, ‘Where are we going?’ Come to think of it, that would be all of us!”
—Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth about Leadership, and Dean's Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business

"So many of the lessons I share with my teams revolve around attaining goals by having a clear vision of where we are headed as a group and also individually. Full Steam Ahead! emphasizes the ways in which those visions can not only help you reach greatness but also maintain it for you and your team. In the past I've shared this book with friends and coaching peers alike and continue to do so in order to share the wisdom and effective guidance that Ken and Jesse provide on each and every page."
—John Calipari, Head Coach, University of Kentucky Basketball, two-time National Coach of the Year, and author of the national bestseller Bounce Back

“I LUV this heartwarming lesson from Blanchard and Stoner and urge anyone who wants to develop a clear vision to study the messages clearly and articulately delivered on each page of Full Steam Ahead!”
—Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Company and coauthor of Lead with LUV

“In order to do your personal best, you must have a vision. To me a clear vision answers the question, ‘What mountain do we want to climb?’ Full Steam Ahead! is a wonderful guidebook that will not only help you find your mountain, but will give you all the roadmaps and tools you’ll need to make it to the top. Highly recommended!”
—Garry Ridge, CEO, WD-40 Company and coauthor of Helping People Win at Work

“A clear vision gives an organization heart. Without it, work will have no meaning. Full Steam Ahead! is a must read.”
—James H. Amos, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Mail Boxes, Etc.

“Before beginning any kind of planning, everyone on the team should read this book. It will ensure you’re headed in the right direction. Full Steam Ahead! should be required reading.”
—Barbara Bennett, Former Executive Vice President, The Stanley Works

“Leadership is about going somewhere. Without a clear vision your leadership doesn’t matter. Full Steam Ahead! will help your leadership efforts get started in the right direction.”
—James E. Despain, former Vice President, Caterpillar, and author of And Dignity for All

“Great things come from a powerful vision—fortunes are made, diseases get cured, and democracies are born. Blanchard and Stoner not only teach readers how to develop a potent vision in Full Steam Ahead!, but also how to bring it alive in the hearts and minds of the people who will make it happen.”
—Robert W. Jacobs, author of Real Time Strategic Change

“Blanchard and Stoner demonstrate how clear vision helps you focus on the results you desire. Time is a precious commodity. Full Steam Ahead! shows you how to get the most out of your efforts.”
—Loyal Nordstrom, President, Honolulu Holdings, Inc.

Author

Ken Blanchard is the founder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. His books have combined sales of more than twenty-one million copies in forty-two languages. Ken is also cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and equipping people to be servant leaders. View titles by Ken Blanchard
Jesse Lyn Stoner View titles by Jesse Lyn Stoner

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•     Anguilla
•     Antarctica
•     Antigua/Barbuda
•     Argentina
•     Armenia
•     Aruba
•     Australia
•     Austria
•     Azerbaijan
•     Bahamas
•     Bahrain
•     Barbados
•     Belarus
•     Belgium
•     Belize
•     Benin
•     Bermuda
•     Bolivia
•     Bonaire, Saba
•     Bosnia Herzeg.
•     Botswana
•     Bouvet Island
•     Brazil
•     Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter
•     Brit.Virgin Is.
•     Brunei
•     Bulgaria
•     Burkina Faso
•     Burundi
•     Cambodia
•     Cameroon
•     Canada
•     Cape Verde
•     Cayman Islands
•     Centr.Afr.Rep.
•     Chad
•     Chile
•     China
•     Christmas Islnd
•     Cocos Islands
•     Colombia
•     Comoro Is.
•     Congo
•     Cook Islands
•     Costa Rica
•     Croatia
•     Cuba
•     Curacao
•     Cyprus
•     Czech Republic
•     Dem. Rep. Congo
•     Denmark
•     Djibouti
•     Dominica
•     Dominican Rep.
•     Ecuador
•     Egypt
•     El Salvador
•     Equatorial Gui.
•     Eritrea
•     Estonia
•     Ethiopia
•     Falkland Islnds
•     Faroe Islands
•     Fiji
•     Finland
•     France
•     Fren.Polynesia
•     French Guinea
•     Gabon
•     Gambia
•     Georgia
•     Germany
•     Ghana
•     Gibraltar
•     Greece
•     Greenland
•     Grenada
•     Guadeloupe
•     Guam
•     Guatemala
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•     Guinea-Bissau
•     Guyana
•     Haiti
•     Heard/McDon.Isl
•     Honduras
•     Hong Kong
•     Hungary
•     Iceland
•     Indonesia
•     Iran
•     Iraq
•     Ireland
•     Isle of Man
•     Israel
•     Italy
•     Ivory Coast
•     Jamaica
•     Japan
•     Jersey
•     Jordan
•     Kazakhstan
•     Kenya
•     Kiribati
•     Kuwait
•     Kyrgyzstan
•     Laos
•     Latvia
•     Lebanon
•     Lesotho
•     Liberia
•     Libya
•     Liechtenstein
•     Lithuania
•     Luxembourg
•     Macau
•     Macedonia
•     Madagascar
•     Malawi
•     Malaysia
•     Mali
•     Malta
•     Marshall island
•     Martinique
•     Mauritania
•     Mauritius
•     Mayotte
•     Mexico
•     Micronesia
•     Minor Outl.Ins.
•     Moldavia
•     Monaco
•     Mongolia
•     Montenegro
•     Montserrat
•     Morocco
•     Mozambique
•     Myanmar
•     Namibia
•     Nauru
•     Netherlands
•     New Caledonia
•     New Zealand
•     Nicaragua
•     Niger
•     Nigeria
•     Niue
•     Norfolk Island
•     North Korea
•     North Mariana
•     Norway
•     Oman
•     Palau
•     Palestinian Ter
•     Panama
•     PapuaNewGuinea
•     Paraguay
•     Peru
•     Philippines
•     Pitcairn Islnds
•     Poland
•     Portugal
•     Puerto Rico
•     Qatar
•     Reunion Island
•     Romania
•     Russian Fed.
•     Rwanda
•     S. Sandwich Ins
•     Saint Martin
•     Samoa,American
•     San Marino
•     SaoTome Princip
•     Saudi Arabia
•     Senegal
•     Serbia
•     Seychelles
•     Sierra Leone
•     Singapore
•     Sint Maarten
•     Slovakia
•     Slovenia
•     Solomon Islands
•     Somalia
•     South Africa
•     South Korea
•     South Sudan
•     Spain
•     Sri Lanka
•     St Barthelemy
•     St. Helena
•     St. Lucia
•     St. Vincent
•     St.Chr.,Nevis
•     St.Pier,Miquel.
•     Sth Terr. Franc
•     Sudan
•     Suriname
•     Svalbard
•     Swaziland
•     Sweden
•     Switzerland
•     Syria
•     Tadschikistan
•     Taiwan
•     Tanzania
•     Thailand
•     Timor-Leste
•     Togo
•     Tokelau Islands
•     Tonga
•     Trinidad,Tobago
•     Tunisia
•     Turkey
•     Turkmenistan
•     Turks&Caicos Is
•     Tuvalu
•     US Virgin Is.
•     USA
•     Uganda
•     Ukraine
•     Unit.Arab Emir.
•     United Kingdom
•     Uruguay
•     Uzbekistan
•     Vanuatu
•     Vatican City
•     Venezuela
•     Vietnam
•     Wallis,Futuna
•     West Saharan
•     Western Samoa
•     Yemen
•     Zambia
•     Zimbabwe
Not available for sale:
•     Afghanistan
•     Bangladesh
•     Bhutan
•     India
•     Maldives
•     Nepal
•     Pakistan

Table of Contents

Foreword by Patrick Lencioni
Preface
A Proper Ending
A Real Beginning
What Is Vision, Anyway?
Element 1: Significant Purpose
Element 2: Picture of the Future
Element 3: Clear Values
Vision Defined
Blurry Vision
You Can’t Get There Unless You’re Here
20/20 Vision: Company, Team, and Personal Visions
Creative Tension
From Vision to Reality: The Three Hows
How It’s Created
How It’s Communicated
How It’s Lived
Staying the Course
From Success to Significance
Creating Your Own Vision: Guidelines and Application
The Full Steam Ahead! Model
Test Your Team Vision
The Game Plan
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Services Available
Social Networking

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