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2ND EDITION, REVISED AND EXPANDED

Full Steam Ahead!

Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work & Life

Ken Blanchard
Jesse Lyn Stoner

“Leadership is about going somewhere.
If not in service of a shared vision, your leadership efforts are in danger of becoming self-serving.”
“Success depends on knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide your journey – having a vision.”
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What people are saying about Full Steam Ahead!

This engaging story is full of practical advice that you’ll be able to apply immediately. It’s essential reading for any leader who needs to answer the question, ‘Where are we going?’ Come to think of it, that would be all of us!

~Jim Kouzes
coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership


I’ve shared this book with friends and coaching peers alike and continue to do so in order to share the wisdom and effective guidance that Ken and Jesse provide on each and every page.

~John Calipari
Head Coach, University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball

The clearest, the most cogent statement I’ve read that gives meaning and life to vision. Even Dilbert will get it!

~Warren Bennis
author of On Becoming a Leader

Vision answers the question, ‘What mountain do we want to climb?’ Full Steam Ahead! is a wonderful guidebook that will not only help you find your mountain but give you all the road maps and tools you’ll need to make it to the top. Highly recommended!

~Garry Ridge
CEO WD-40 Company

…extract the lessons from this wonderfully powerful and simple book and put them into practice, the rewards will be extraordinary

~Patrick Lencioni
author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Full Steam Ahead! is a must-read!

~James H. Amos, Jr.
Chairman Emeritus, Mail Boxes Etc.

A powerful, simple guide for a journey we all need to take.

~Margaret Wheatley
author of Leadership and the New Science

If you’re like me, you can polish it off in two days. But if you’re wise, you’ll read it slowly in order to savor it. I read most of Full Steam Ahead at lunchtime, a chapter a day, with a pen handy for taking notes.

~Ted Coiné
Author of Five-Star Customer Service and Spoil ’Em Rotten!
Click to read the full book review at Catalyst Blog.

Crucial to help businesses, their leadership, and their employees navigate how to transition from one state to another or transform who they are…

~Shawn Murphy
Achieved Strategies.
Click to read The Achieved Strategies Blog book review.

Don’t mistake the superficial simplicity of the story for lack of content and depth. Full Steam Ahead! should be a part of any professional’s library.

~William Powell
Author of Personal Ecology
Click to read The Leadership Advisor Blog book review

I highly recommend this readable book…I have found this way of looking at vision very helpful in my own work.

~Kevin Eikenberry
coauthor of From Bud to Boss and author of Remarkable Leadership
Click to read the full book review.

…very useful tools that will help you create, deploy, and evaluate your vision…

~Bret L. Simmons
Professor, College of Business, University of Nevada.
Click to read the P.O.B.Blog book review

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You Will Learn:

  1. How to use the three elements to create a powerful, enduring vision
  2. The process to create a vision that engages the hearts and minds of everyone
  3. How to create a vision for your own life that provides meaning and direction

International Best Seller

Translated into 22 languages

  1. The lessons are revealed through an inspirational story of two people who are able to create a vision for the place they work and for their own lives.
  2. Packed with practical suggestions and examples from real companies
  3. Applies at three levels: company, teams and departments, and personal life.

What’s New in the 2nd Edition

  1. More information on vision for teams and departments
  2. A new chapter on sustainability and how to stay the course
  3. How to address issues that arise when people have experienced a failed effort in the past
  4. Updated and new examples of companies and teams
  5. A resource section that includes a team assessment