Ken Blanchard
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Ken Blanchard
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| Born | (1939-05-06) May 6, 1939 (age 85) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, 1961 Colgate University, 1963 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Motivational speaker, Consultant, Management expert |
| Notable work | The One Minute Manager, 1982 Leadership and the One Minute Manager, 1985 Raving Fans, 1993 Gung Ho!, Legendary Service: The Key is to Care, 1996 The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do, 2004 Refire! Don't Retire, 2015 |
| Spouse | Marjorie Blanchard |
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker who has written more than 70 books, most of which were co-authored. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager, has sold more than 15 million copies and been translated into many languages.[1] He is the co-creator with Dr. Paul Hersey of Situational Leadership, a theory they developed while working on the textbook Management of Organizational Behavior.[2]
Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of Blanchard,[3] an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Marjorie Blanchard, co-founded in 1979 in San Diego, California.[4]
Blanchard attended New Rochelle High School, and graduated in 1957.[5] He completed a BA degree in government and philosophy at Cornell University in 1961, an MA degree in sociology and counseling at Colgate University in 1963 and a PhD degree in education administration and leadership at Cornell University in 1967.[6][5][7]
Blanchard is a Cornell University trustee emeritus and visiting professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.[8] He and his wife were named Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year in 1991.
Some of Blanchard's more than 70 books are:
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