Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships

Kenneth Blanchard · Thad Lacinak · Chuck Tompkins · Jim Ballard

Feb 2003 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A compendium of straightforward techniques on how to accentuate the positive and redirect the negative, increasing productivity at work and at home.

What do your people at work and your spouse and kids at home have in common with a five-ton killer whale?

Probably a whole lot more than you think, according to top business consultant and mega-bestselling author Ken Blanchard and his coauthors from SeaWorld. In this moving and inspirational new book, Blanchard explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive. He shows how using the techniques of animal trainers -- specifically those responsible for the killer whales of SeaWorld -- can supercharge your effectiveness at work and at home.

When gruff business manager and family man Wes Kingsley visited SeaWorld, he marveled at the ability of the trainers to get these huge killer whales, among the most feared predators in the ocean, to perform amazing acrobatic leaps and dives. Later, talking to the chief trainer, he learned their techniques of building trust, accentuating the positive, and redirecting negative behavior -- all of which make these extraordinary performances possible. Kingsley took a hard look at his own often accusatory management style and recognized how some of his shortcomings as a manager, spouse, and father actually diminish trust and damage relationships. He began to see the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right).

In Whale Done!, Ken Blanchard shows how to make accentuating the positive and redirecting the negative the best tools to increase productivity, instead of creating situations that demoralize people. These techniques are remarkably easy to master and can be applied equally well at home, allowing readers to become better parents and more committed spouses in their happier and more successful personal lives.

Ratings and reviews

Beauty of positive relationships, trust and honesty, catching people doing things right. Must read for all the people who want to work on their inter-personal skills. Especially people at middle management level as they are catalysts who groom the freshers and fairly new people of an organization. On the personal front any one who is in a relationship of any sort should read this book, it will definitely impact the relationship in a positive manner and keep it healthy. Go grab a copy.

The whole idea of a Whale Done approach is simple and easily understood, yet it take a whole lot of commitment and practices to achieve results.

Great Read, very inspiring!

About the author

Kenneth Hartley Blanchard is an author, business consultant and motivational speaker. His writing career includes 60+ published books, most of which are co-authored books.

Jim Ballard has written a number of inspirational books, including Mind Like Water and What's the Rush? He has coauthored several popular books along with bestselling business guru Ken Blanchard. Teachings of the worldrenown author and yogi Paramahansa Yogananda inspired Jim to write this wave fable. Jim is a business consultant, hospice volunteer, and Big Brother. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Please visit Jim's website at www.littlewave.org.