Winning Ways: 4 Secrets for Getting Great Results by Working Well with People

by Dick Lyles

Book Overview

A distinguished author, entrepreneur, and speaker shares the winning ways that have made his own enterprises--including his work with bestselling business author Ken Blanchard--a success. His four simple yet powerful secrets can transform anyone's style, resulting in more profitable relationships and more profits.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399146067
• ISBN13: 9780399146060
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Winning Ways Plus Two

WINNING WAYS is a superb parable that will give you more power -- more power to influence others, more power to get your ideas accepted, more power to produce better short and long term results with people, and the power you need to boost your personal and career effectiveness. All of this without being manipulative or phony, while enhancing the dignity of others and fostering a climate of personal respect for everyone around you, including you. If it were possible to award this book more than five stars, I would without hesitation give it the highest rating possible. Two other books that are in this same league, while addressing complementary subject matter, are FISH and HIGH FIVE. All three books come out of the Ken Blanchard consortium of best selling authors, and all three are more than worth the money. FISH shows how to have fun at work, and HIGH FIVE gives insights into effective teamwork. Combine that with the strategies for interpersonal effectiveness that are presented in WINNING WAYS and you have the most powerful winning trilogy available today.

What a Gem !

This book truly sparkles from beginning to end. The lessons it teaches (most notably the four secrets for getting great results working well with others), are priceless.I've created quite a buzz this past week by giving copies of the book to everyone on my team. All of them absolutely rave about how much they enjoyed the story and how useful they feel the lessons are. We've decided to establish the four secrets as norms in our group that we will all try to follow. It's been awhile since we've had something create this much collective energy.I highly recommend this book to everyone who works with other people, which I guess is everyone. Simple stated, it's a great book with a powerful set of messages that are easy to absorb and retain.

Winning Ways is already giving us good results

A friend who knew about my "challenging" work situation recently gave me a copy of Winning Ways. This engaging and extremely practical book is already helping my work group. After taking the "short" one hour to read it, I immediately purchased copies for my coworkers. The author, Dick Lyles, explained some complex concepts in a very easy to understand business parable. But, the story hit close to home. Very close to home. I have two "Alberts" in my work group. The 4 secrets in the book were discussion items that helped move us out of "interpersonal" squabbles and refocus our energies toward our work. People who avoided each other before reading the book are now working together collaborately. The book helped us all realize that we needed to solve problems for the future instead of for the past or the present. It also helped us realize we all had different strengths and needed to share what we were doing with each other. The secret about Camels are OK was particularly helpful, because it allowed us to move on without having to have everything perfect all of the time. It's still early but my group's negative performance trend has definitely been reversed. Surprisingly, not everyone at work was taught these four fundamental secrets in school or earlier in their careers. But, with Winning Ways, those who needed to, learned them quickly. And the rest enjoyed the helpful reminders. All will reflect upon what they are doing. And be mindful going forward in the future. Winning Ways will motivate anyone who reads it. It's that good!

GREAT STORY AND LESSON

This little book packs more punch on Human Relations than any other big,heavy book on the subject that I've ever read.It's a great story with a valuable lesson that anyone can benefit from.It is the kind of book you will want to read more than once to absorb it's excellant message.

A phenomenal book destined to be a classic.

Winning Ways is one of those truly unique books that grabs you and won't let you go. It's one of the few books I've ever read where I actually remembered the lessons the next day. In this case the lessons are four incredibly powerful "secrets" anyone can use to be more effective in their dealings with other people. The lessons are presented in the form of a very entertaining parable with characters we can all relate to. The simplicity, combined with the power, of this book's message make it one everyone should read.After reading it, I put it down for a moment, and said "Wow." Not only can I use these ideas, but if I do and others do as well, the world will be a much better place. Then I immediately thought of three friends I couldn't wait to share it with. Thanks, Dick Lyles, for giving us such a powerful message in such an entertaining way.