Ken Blanchard lives in San Diego, California, and is the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies.
He is the coauthor of The One Minute Manager and eleven other bestselling books.His books have combined
sales of more than twelve million copies in more than twenty-five languages.Blanchard was recently seen in the
PBS special Gung Ho! Succedding in a Changing World.
Review
"I predict High Five! will be a classic. Blanchard and Bowles have done it again. Ignore at your
peril."
--Stephen Covey
Submitted by Publishers, July, 2001
Summary
High Five! combines the spellbinding charm of a timeless parable with cutting-edge information about why teams
are important and what individuals and organizations can do to build successful ones.
Through the story of Alan Foster, a workplace one-man band, High Five! identifies the four key ingredients of winning
teams. Although Alan is an effective producer, he is unwilling to share the spotlight by partnering on projects
and is fired because, as his boss puts it, "Alan, we need good producers who are good team players, too."
It is a bitter pill for him to swallow.
While mulling over his disappointment, he takes his son to his grade-five hockey practice, where it is clear that
his son's team, the Riverbend Warriors, knows nothing about teamwork, either. When the team's two overworked coaches
learn of Alan's plight, they persuade him to join their ranks, and he finds himself charged with teaching himself
and the players the meaning of teamwork. With the help of a woman friend-a former girls' basketball coach who has
"won more high school basketball championships than anyone"-Alan and the Warriors learn the magic of
teamwork and that "none of us is as smart as all of us."
With its simple style and easy-to-follow techniques, High Five! is a must-read for anyone seeking to learn the
value and power of teamwork.