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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
No matter the quality of the writing, utilize the main points as a manager is a great start. Most management books that have been written recently promote the same points with different branding and catch phrases.
Communicate expected goals and behaviors.
Be quick and honest to praise.
Be quick and honest to punish.
Communicate expected goals and behaviors.
Be quick and honest to praise.
Be quick and honest to punish.
I’ll start this off honest - I didn’t pick this book for myself. It was given to me with training for a management position at my job. I hated every second of this book and spent most of my time reading paragraphs and reading them back to my partner so we could both laugh.
Spoilers ahead but who’s excited about the ending to a manager book?
Starts off with and continues on a “young man” who’s whole goal is to be the best manager. Already lost me because I don’t need a story. Please just give me examples of the techniques? The whole manager training wrapped up in the Alchemist thing gets old quick and takes away from the bullet points at that actually help you understand how to lead positively and effectively.
So he meets the manager who gives him a list of employees to go talk to and each of them greets this young man like he’s on a quest for a wizard lol. I can’t explain it they all say stuff like “you have a puzzled look on your face, you must have been sent by our manager. Isn’t he the most outstanding guy.” It reads like he’s collecting herbs for a potion to change the King back from a frog.
It took me 2 weeks to get through this. It’s thinner than a composition book. The points were great and could have just been offered with examples that weren’t drowned out in heaps of worship like praise for a manager.
Spoilers ahead but who’s excited about the ending to a manager book?
Starts off with and continues on a “young man” who’s whole goal is to be the best manager. Already lost me because I don’t need a story. Please just give me examples of the techniques? The whole manager training wrapped up in the Alchemist thing gets old quick and takes away from the bullet points at that actually help you understand how to lead positively and effectively.
So he meets the manager who gives him a list of employees to go talk to and each of them greets this young man like he’s on a quest for a wizard lol. I can’t explain it they all say stuff like “you have a puzzled look on your face, you must have been sent by our manager. Isn’t he the most outstanding guy.” It reads like he’s collecting herbs for a potion to change the King back from a frog.
It took me 2 weeks to get through this. It’s thinner than a composition book. The points were great and could have just been offered with examples that weren’t drowned out in heaps of worship like praise for a manager.
I'm not a huge fan of the parable style, and the utter dearth of women in the story put me off from the start.
informative
fast-paced
Decent ideas
Decent ideas but the pedagogical style is cloying. I like the various "one minute" actions but the author's choice to have the foolish young man go from person to person to acquire somewhat generically phrased wisdom does not fit my learning style well.
Decent ideas but the pedagogical style is cloying. I like the various "one minute" actions but the author's choice to have the foolish young man go from person to person to acquire somewhat generically phrased wisdom does not fit my learning style well.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I see where the author is going, but my rational brain kept asking me, where is the data to prove this point? I get so frustrated with anectdotal wisdom being passed off as gospel of good business practice. I am not arguing that managers should not strive to be both results oriented AND people-centric. However, I think the whole "minute" concept oversimplifies things without providing any real meat.
Great simple system and an easy read
I loved what an easy read this book was. The concept is simple and effective, so I am glad the author didn’t try to approach it with a 500 page book. This is something I could read in an evening and apply in my life the very next day.
I would recommend this to anyone who has to manage people. It could be good for self help, but definitely useful to those who may have had a management or leadership role thrust upon them.
I rated it so high because it was written simply and to the point. It make sense and includes enough examples to be clear without being rambling or overly repetitive. I think the concept is sound and useful as well.
I loved what an easy read this book was. The concept is simple and effective, so I am glad the author didn’t try to approach it with a 500 page book. This is something I could read in an evening and apply in my life the very next day.
I would recommend this to anyone who has to manage people. It could be good for self help, but definitely useful to those who may have had a management or leadership role thrust upon them.
I rated it so high because it was written simply and to the point. It make sense and includes enough examples to be clear without being rambling or overly repetitive. I think the concept is sound and useful as well.
I see why this one was on the bestseller list for so long... short, concise and compelling. The fable is lame, of course, totally forced and silly, but who cares? It still delivers the learning in an easy-to-digest form that is more pleasant to read than a journal article of the same length. The authors - whom we know well from their numerous other works - posit that good managers have three basic strategies. First, that they assist their people in "one minute goal setting." Second, that they help their people understand what they are doing well in "one minute praisings." And third, that they let folks know exactly what they've messed up in "one-minute reprimands." Obviously, this is not a duo who belabor things.
Since so many other books came from this one, I am glad I read it. I don't manage others myself but I will certainly use this as a tool, paired with Leadership and the One Minute Manager, whenever I am assisting a client with people problems.
Since so many other books came from this one, I am glad I read it. I don't manage others myself but I will certainly use this as a tool, paired with Leadership and the One Minute Manager, whenever I am assisting a client with people problems.