The 3 Keys to Empowerment: Release the Power Within People for Astonishing Results

by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Alan Randolph, John P. Carlos

As Ken Blanchard, John Carlos, and Alan Randolph clearly demonstrated in their previous bestseller, Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, empowerment is not a goal that can be achieved in a minute. Empowerment is a process that requires ongoing effort, awareness, and commitment to transforming the hierarchy. This essential guide offers managers detailed, hands-on answers to their real-life questions about how, exactly, they can navigate the journey to empowerment.

Written in an easily accessible Q&A format, the book closely examines and expands on the three keys to empowerment originally presented in Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute-sharing information, creating autonomy through boundaries, and replacing the hierarchy with teams. It clearly outlines the promises and challenges of each stage of the journey, providing managers with thought-provoking questions, clear advice, effective activities, and action tools that will help them create a culture of empowerment. Wherever they are in the journey, managers will find a clear roadmap in this user-friendly action guide.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Management, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Ken Blanchard, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is the coauthor of the iconic bestseller, The One Minute Manager, and 60 other books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works have been translated into more than 27 languages and in 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time.

Ken is also the cofounder and chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California.

When he’s not writing or speaking, Ken also spends time teaching students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. Ken can be found at www.kenblanchard.com.

Reviews

[Don Gubler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who empowered these people to write this book? They shouldn't have.

[Ross Heinricy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Earlier this year I read the book Culture Code and it was a good read, but this book takes it to another level. In a thoroughly thought out and well written work, this job takes you through the scenarios, good bad and ugly, of what it means in empowering the people at the workplace to make infinitesimal improvements at every level of the business.
The only reason for not having 5 stars is that it becomes a bit redundant at times especially chapter 7. Otherwise I recommend this for any business or organization from medium to medium large. I believe it can also work for larger scale businesses but the medium to medium large seem to be the best.

Many principles can be applied to any size business including family owned and family run.

[Micke Sandlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inte en av Ken Blanchards bättre böcker och är en uppföljare till "Empowerment". Finns viktiga insikter att hitta i boken men känslan är mer att han skrev boken för att möta kritiken av att de som försökte sig på att använda Empowerment inte lyckats. Det slår fel då det är svårt att ta något så självklart som Empowerment och sedan försöka få det att fungera in i en specifik organisation. 3:an i betyg är i överkant och hade möjligheten funnits att sätta 2,5 hade det varit ett mer passande betyg.

[Arun Narayanaswamy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good concept and even better is the way it’s presented with practical steps to achieve the goal.

[Noris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didáctico plan para desarrollar autonomía y crear una organización inteligente.

[Allan Elder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Managers of all types must learn to empower themselves and others. This book offers an extensive discussion on how empowerment works.

This book can be used in two ways. Naturally, it teaches how to empower others, which is a skill project leaders must master if they hope to accomplish anything. You can't do it all alone.

The second way this book is helpful is to learn how to encourage others to empower you. Very few leaders and managers will empower you as it simply isn't a taught skill. They don't know how to do it. After reading this book, you will be able to discuss, argue, and convince others to entrust you with power to get things done.

[KitCat · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Three Keys to Empowerment
(1) Share information with everyone
(2) Create autonomy through boundaries
(3) Teams come before the hierarchy