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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
informative
fast-paced
interesting to find out that my intuitive management style is not intuitive to others
I've had this book for years, and finally took the time to read through it over the weekend. I admit I am learning how to give a good review, it seems as if many reader's reviews are longer than the book itself. In my opinion, there are very valid management styles addressed in this narrated quest to find good management. Over the top? Yes. Dated? Very much so. Enjoyable to read? sure. I found myself reflecting on how I was managing myself first and foremost which is probably not the point of the book, but serves to be a productive read. If only they covered the downsides of one minute managing, or gave me some juicy behind-the-scenes info on what the heck the one minute manager does for a living. I started wondering if he manages blog writers. Oh yeah, those people didn't exist then.
Objectively, I think this book just briefly discusses their points fairly shallowly. And the way it was given as a story was intriguing at first but in the end it didn’t really add into that.
Though what I really appreciated about this book was the ideas it presented. It’s really eye-opening and I really want to try how this will translate in real life
Though what I really appreciated about this book was the ideas it presented. It’s really eye-opening and I really want to try how this will translate in real life
informative
medium-paced
A short story used to convey a how to approach to managing.
Terrible writing, very simplistic and hokey. A few good ideas buried in there - not enough for a book though, even a short one.
The story of two authors desperately chanting "Buy our book!" over and over again, even in the book itself.
Manages to be a complete drag despite its short length, its 100-odd pages sporting about a page of actual content wrapped in an inane frame narrative that seems aimed at children.
I only bought this because I failed to recognise the names of the authors as those who committed the atrocity that is Who Moved the Cheese upon the world.
This one doesn't even have cheese in it.
Manages to be a complete drag despite its short length, its 100-odd pages sporting about a page of actual content wrapped in an inane frame narrative that seems aimed at children.
I only bought this because I failed to recognise the names of the authors as those who committed the atrocity that is Who Moved the Cheese upon the world.
This one doesn't even have cheese in it.
Although told it a slightly kitschy manor this book covers very important topics in managing people. One thing that really struck me about the philosophy was transparency. Of course the book talks about transparency of expectations with one minute goal setting, being on the same page and about expectation and about what good behavior looks like, but I'm talking about an even broader transparency. I'm talking about transparency in how the manager plans to actually do the managing - here are the expectations, here is what good behavior looks like AND here is how and when I will let you know you are performing well or not. When the young manager talks to the one minute manager's staff they are able to say that they enjoy working for the one minute manager AND more importantly they can articulate why. Also striking to me is how the three techniques work so closely together; without even one of them then the other two are essentially useless. What is the use of setting goals if you don't know what you are doing well and poorly to meet them? What use is a praising if you don't also know where you can improve upon your work? This reliance on all three steps to one minute managing is something that I don't think the book puts enough emphasis on. To sum up, great information presented in a semi annoying way.
informative
fast-paced