wmartin 's review for:

The New One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
2.0

The insights that this book has to offer are worth examining, but they could have easily been covered in a blog post.

I implore you not to read it, so I'll give you everything you need to mark this book as read -Make sure your team knows what is expected of them individually and corporately (Set Goals) and offer regular feedback by way of in-the-moment praise (Support) when they've succeeded and supportive re-direction when they've failed (Challenge).

I'm not a big critic of narrative structure provided that the content is clearly articulated and valuable, but this is honestly beyond bad - almost unreadable.

Lastly, I'm beyond disgusted and appalled by the $25 USD price tag on the dust jacket of this book. I'm growing increasingly weary of successful businessman monetizing and re-monetizing principles that have already been covered in more depth elsewhere and/or could be explained in a 3 minute YouTube video. The first edition sold over 15 million copies - if you really feel like a "New One Minute Manager" is necessary, just give it away as an ebook. The value added is disproportionate to the investment and it damages your credibility as a leadership guide and mentor.