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The One Minute Manager
By
Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
Berkley Pub Group, 1993 -
111 pages
There are three simple precepts, which
the One Minute Manager establishes with his employees: One
Minute Goal Setting, One Minute Praisings, and One Minute
Reprimands. This
makes the basics of the book very simple to understand.
I was quite stunned to find the content extremely
useful. Strangely
the simplicity of the book is deceiving. This book is good for
those that are looking for a quick read and who are either
currently managing people or wanting to manage people.
Goal setting is all about making sure
employees understand perfectly what their duties are, what is
expected of them and that there are no surprises. The
Praisings and Reprimands are simply managers acknowledging
that the employees are doing there jobs or not and how to deal
with the situation and how to convey it to the employee.
In my opinion the book is pretty good but
I think everyone should read Leadership and the One Minute
Manager rather than this book as Leadership is essential and
it is what differentiates great companies from good ones.
The key, like most books that are self-help, is to
apply these principles each and every day.
Catch yourself when you slip and find ways to
incorporate them into your value system.
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