cathy718 's review for:

The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson

4.0

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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.