Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships review:4 stars (Mastering Techniques) - Ken Blanchard has always remained the 'Best Pick' in my Library shelf. 'Whale Done' has life techniques to master with wise advice from the author of 'One Minute Manager'. Appreciate or rathar call 'Praise everyone' with motivation and inspiration is an essential tip of the book. The skills of a five ton killer whale trainer has effective results at work place and home. The trainers are responsible for the most feared predators in the ocean, to perform amazing acrobatic leaps and dives.They build the trust, show care and warmth and 'Whale Done' - Make the positive, impossible of impossible and catching doing the thing right.The same logic applies to humans surrounding to catch them doing wrong and making them doing the right - to be better parents, better spouses, better managers, whatever. The businessman of the book Wes Kingley discusses with the whale trainers who reveal the secrets who have a whale way out and this is the unique theme using whale techniques setting up discipline and praising with 'Whale Done...Keep it up' or rathar motivate, inspire, encourage and activate - I would say, humans are much easier to get trained than these Whales through the Ken Blanchard techniques. Ignoring never works when catching not doing the right thing but redirection always bring forth the positive results. This rule applies for kids too and as parents, they can guide the kids by not saying 'Don't do' but redirecting with love and warmth. A very easy, quick read book that builds positive relationships. Good Read.

-ilaxi2 stars (Whales 'OVER' done!) - First off, the book is OK and stresses being positive and looking for those positives in your daily life. Great! I am a believer and the book reminded me that we should work a little harder to practice the positive at home, work, and in almost everything that we do.
With that said - so what? Most people instinctively know this stuff but cannot find a practical use for it in such a simplistic manner. After all what am I supposed to say when an unthinking employee, just contstantly forgets a task that I have assigned? "Whale Done Joe! - you have blown off that same task for the 4th day in the row now - I AM REALLY IMPRESSED THAT YOU STILL WORK HERE????" Give me a break. Blanchard would never have got this book in print if it were not for his earlier book successes. Spend an hour in the corner of the library and consume this thing if you must, but remember to only think 'good thoughts' even if you feel your time could have been better spent reading the Sunday comics.5 stars (Very Relevant for Teachers and Everyone else) - I feel extremely grateful to the authors of this book for writing this gem.

I am an Elementary School Teacher, and I was handed a very difficult class to manage. The children in this class came from homes with poor parental support, and they had poor social skills causing them to constantly pick fights with each other.

I tried using the disciplinarian manner of dealing with them. It just didn't work. They were already so jaded and used to being punished that to them it didn't matter one bit at all. In fact, it only served to make them even more defiant.

Then, I happened to chance upon this book. When I read this book, I could instantly link the ideas of positive relationship to William Glasser's Choice Theory - where positive discipline is emphasised. They are really very complementary.

When I tried using just Choice Theory alone, it didn't quite work. But when I used Whale Done together with Choice Theory, it took me just two days and the class became much more well behaved and cooperative. It was too amazing for me to believe that it was happening! But really, seeing is believing...

I think for people who have given poor ratings to this book, it's probably because the book hasn't given very clear instructions with regards to how to redirect the undesirable behaviour appropriately. If you can't figure out how to redirect, it is a sure thing that the Whale Done method will fail hopelessly.

If you really wish to give positive relationships a shot, try this:
Read William Glasser's Choice Theory first.
Then, read Whale Done.
Finally, use the Whale Done method, coupled with using Choice Theory as the basis for all redirections.

And very importantly...never give up! It is sincerely a very trying process in the beginning especially when you do not witness immediate changes. But be patient and push through with both the Whale Done method and Choice Theory, and you'll be able to enjoy better positive relationships around you.
Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships Features:
Author: Kenneth Blanchard
Author: Thad Lacinak
Author: Chuck Tompkins
Author: Jim Ballard
Author: Ken Blanchard
Business & Economics
Business/Economics
Careers - General
Interpersonal Relations
Love / Sex / Marriage
Management - General
Motivation (Psychology)
Business & Economics / General

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