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Book Review

Always Remember: If It Ain't Fun, It Ain't Worth Doing!

PublishAmerica - 2006 (168 pages in paperback)

Author Wayne Kehl

ISBN: 1-59286-115-6

Wayne Kehl has an interesting way to teach leadership. He does it through excellent story telling! Always Remember: If it Ain't Fun, It Ain't Worth Doing!, is a fictional story of a young man and his journey to discover effective management principles. The main character is Walter Kennedy, who starts out his career logging after high school, but eventually joins his father's small insurance agency. When Walter's father retires, they sell out to a large international insurance firm looking for acquisitions and young talent. Walter joins the Shelton Saunderson agency and quickly becomes immersed in a dysfunctional and autocratic organization. Walter faces problems and pressures that overwhelm him and he quickly realizes he is "over his head" and needs help.

Always Remember: If it Ain't Fun, It Ain't Worth Doing! is the story of Walter's growth and maturity as a manager and leader. Along the way are colorful characters he learns from and a special mentor named Joshua O'Hare. In a nine month period, a transformation takes place at Shelton Saunderson that begins with an unhappy and uncommunicative workforce. In time and with the right efforts a gradual improvement takes place in the workplace environment. The story also has an unexpected ending that is sure to grab your attention and teach you that when one door closes in life, another one opens.

This book was written by Kehl as "a distillation of experiences and lessons from my own life." Within it are some constant themes. First, it takes passion and energy to be successful in any area of life including the business world. These are people who wake up everyday and do things well because they love what they are doing. Secondly, to be successful requires a leader to engage workers who are alienated and disengaged. How can one tap into the latent talents of the workforce? If people are not enjoying their jobs and the environment they work in, they will never attain their goals and the work they do won't be worth it. Always Remember: If it Ain't Fun, It Ain't Worth Doing! is a well written book and will be especially appreciated by those who enjoy learning and pondering the contents of interesting fiction. Reading this book is both fun and educational. You have probably heard of reality television, this book is reality management.

weLEAD rating – highly recommended

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