Ken Blanchard is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world. He is coauthor of the iconic bestseller The New One Minute Manager® and more than sixty other books that have combined sales of more than twenty-one million copies in forty-two languages. In 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top twenty-five bestselling authors of all time. Ken is cofounder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, a leading international training and consulting firm. In addition to being a renowned speaker and consultant, Ken is also cofounder of Lead Like Jesus, a global ministry dedicated to helping people become servant leaders.

Renee Broadwell has been an editor with The Ken Blanchard Companies for more than ten years, working directly with Ken as lead editor on several book projects including Lead with LUV, Legendary Service, Fit at Last, Collaboration Begins with You, Lead Like Jesus Revisited, and The Simple Truths of Service. She also serves as editor on articles, blogs, other social media, and special projects, partnering with various Blanchard departments including Communications, Marketing, and the executive suite.

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“Leading at a Higher Level makes clear that respect and integrity aren’t pleasant-sounding options; they are essential criteria for an organization’s survival. As inspiring as it is instructive, this book belongs in every leader’s core curriculum.”

Warren Bennis, bestselling author of Leaders and On Becoming a Leader

“If you want to have a great company, you don’t have a choice but to lead at a higher level. When you do that, you excite your people, they take care of your customers, and your cash register goes ca-ching.”

Horst Schulze, Vice President and CEO, The West Paces Hotel Group, LLC; Founding and former President & COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC

30 Years of Breakthrough Leadership Insights in One Extraordinary Book!

From The One Minute Manager® to Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard’s books have helped millions of people unleash their power and the potential of everyone around them. The Ken Blanchard Companies has helped thousands of organizations become more people oriented, customer centered, and performance driven.

Now, in this fully updated edition of Leading at a Higher Level, Blanchard and his colleagues bring together all they’ve learned about world-class leadership. You’ll discover how to create targets and visions based on the “triple bottom line” and make sure people know who you are, where you’re going, and the values that will guide your journey.

Leading at a Higher Level presents the definitive discussion about using Situational Leadership® II to lead yourself, individuals, teams, and entire organizations. More important, you’ll learn how to dig deep within, discover the personal “leadership point of view” all great leaders possess, and apply it throughout your entire life.

For everyone who wants to become a better leader…

…in any company, any organization, any area of life

Build an organization that “walks the walk” on values

Eliminate the gap between your company’s stated values and actual behavior

Serve your customers at a higher level

Deliver your ideal customer experience and create “raving fans”

Coach to bring out everyone’s best, from top to bottom

Create a coaching culture that boosts performance at every level

Ken Blanchard has had an extraordinary impact on the day-to-day management of millions of people and companies. His phenomenal bestseller The One Minute Manager®, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, has sold 13,000,000 copies worldwide in 27 languages. Blanchard’s 17 business bestsellers also include Raving Fans, High Five!, and The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do.

Blanchard is Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a global leader in workplace learning, employee productivity, leadership, and team effectiveness.

This book contains indispensable contributions from The Ken Blanchard Companies’ founding associates and current consulting partners, including Marjorie Blanchard, Don Carew, Eunice Parisi-Carew, Fred Finch, Laurie Hawkins, Drea Zigarmi, Pat Zigarmi, Alan Randolph, Jesse Stoner, Fay Kandarian, Susan Fowler, Lael Good, Judd Hoekstra, Chris Edmonds, Bob Glaser, Garry Demarest, Vicki Halsey, Kathy Cuff, Linda Miller, Scott Blanchard, and Madeleine Homan Blanchard.

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