Ken Blanchard, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is the coauthor of the iconic bestseller, The One Minute Manager, and more than 60 other books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works have been translated into more than 42 languages and in 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. He is also the cofounder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies® , an international management training and consulting firm in San Diego, California.
Susan Fowler is one of the world’s foremost experts on personal empowerment and has spoken on the subject in all fifty of the United States and more than twenty foreign countries. With Ken Blanchard and Laurence Hawkins she created—and is the lead developer of—Self Leadership, which focuses on empowerment and taking the initiative when you’re not in charge. She is also the lead developer of the Optimal Motivation training experience and author of the bestselling book Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work… And What Does: The New Science of Leading, Engaging, and Energizing.
Laurence Hawkins is an internationally renowned management consultant, motivational speaker, and—with Ken Blanchard and Susan Fowler—the coauthor of the Self Leadership program. Hawkins received his bachelor’s degree in American history and literature from Williams College and his master’s and doctoral degrees in leadership and organizational behavior from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
