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The New One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
The New One Minute Manager was a very quick read. Pretty basic and straightforward. I think the redirects are the only thing novel about this book and overall the rest felt like common sense. Not a lifechanging book but a nice refresher on management. I do think the use of the words "one minute" are a marketing ploy and overly deceptive. I can see my and others' HR departments as well as executives who are "too busy" swearing by the "one minute" timeframe that is pitched (even though the authors themselves even say the 1 minute is more of a pitch to the employes). But 1 minute is simply is unrealistic for certain industries and goal setting meetings as well as various work styles.
This book is told in a story-like fashion which I really enjoy and it made the experience an enjoyable one, but I would not recommend this book to other leaders or staff. There are much better books out there in this genre on similar leadership styles which have meaningful action steps, examples, and variations that each manager can implement based on their own personality and style that I think are much more worth the time.
This book is told in a story-like fashion which I really enjoy and it made the experience an enjoyable one, but I would not recommend this book to other leaders or staff. There are much better books out there in this genre on similar leadership styles which have meaningful action steps, examples, and variations that each manager can implement based on their own personality and style that I think are much more worth the time.