Ken Blanchard is the author or co-author of more than 35 books on leadership, including The One Minute ManagerRaving Fans, and Gung Ho! Ken is widely recognized as a premier thinker and writer on leadership. He is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a foremost international management training and consulting firm. In 1999, he co-founded the organization Lead Like Jesus. He earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University.