Kenneth Blanchard

Ken Blanchard's impact as a writer in the field of management has been especially far-reaching. The bestselling business book of all time, One Minute Manager (1982), co-authored with Spencer Johnson, has sold over nine million copies and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Throughout 1996 One Minute Manager appeared on the Business Week Bestseller List along with three of Ken's most recent books, Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service (1993), co-authored with entrepreneur Sheldon Bowles; Everyone's a Coach (1995), co-authored with legendary National Football League coach Don Shula; and Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute (1995), co-authored with consulting partners John Carlos and Alan Randolf. No other author has had four books on this prestigious bestselling list in a single year.

Blanchard is chairman of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc., a full-service management consulting and training company that he co-founded in 1979 with his wife, Marjorie. The Blanchards are proud of the fact that their daughter, Debbie, and son, Scott, are also active in their business. Ken is also a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he is a Trustee Emeritus.

The Blanchards live in San Diego.