Who Killed Change? by Ken Blanchard with John Britt, Pat Zigarmi and Judd Hoekstra
Book Review - 2 Stars
The full title "Who Killed Change? Solving The Mystery Of Leading People Through Change" gives some hints that this shocking book is business training wrapped up in a murder mystery story.
A very bad murder mystery story.
I am sure the idea seemed terrific on paper and I have generally been in favour of the Ken Blanchard fables as a way to communicate key messages.
But not this time. "Who Killed Change?" is painful to read and I recommend that you avoid it.
It is not totally worthless as the book does make some good points but not enough to justify wading through the crap.
Lots of characters - SPONSORSHIP, TRAINER, ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT...
Each performing inadequately.
So CHANGE dies.
I am astonished so many people at Amazon.com (affiliate link) seem to love "Who Killed Change?" I have no idea why.
It's lucky to get two stars from me but as I say, there are some valid points buried in this book.
Other Ken Blanchard Books
Ken Blanchard made his name with the One Minute Manager books but since then he has moved on to general business improvement books including:
Zap The Gaps! - about how to close the performance gap
Gung Ho! - about transforming a business
Raving Fans - about improving customer service
You obviously missed the points made throughout this book. I work for a company with these characters and let me tell you that after reading this book I realized that I am not the crazy one! Read it again, but only after you work at a dysfunctional company.
Posted by: Cedric Deller | December 12, 2009 at 01:51 AM
Cedric thanks for your comments on Who Killed Change? and I an glad that you found it relevant.
I gave up working with dysfunctional companies years ago and I have never worked for a really big business.
Guess that might be why the book said very little to me.
I still don't think it is a good book. Do you think your Characters would see themselves if they read the book or just everyone else around them?
Posted by: Paul Simister | December 12, 2009 at 07:36 AM