The One Minute Manager
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The One Minute Manager, a book by Ken Blanchard
and Spencer Johnson
. According to Blanchard's website, it has sold more than 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages.
The brief volume tells a story, recounting three techniques of an effective manager
: one-minute goals
, one-minute praisings
and one-minute reprimand
s. Each of these takes only a minute but is purportedly of lasting benefit.
bestseller
s include:
Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard is an American author and management expert. His book The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages...
and Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson (writer)
Spencer Johnson is known for the ValueTales series of children's books, and for his 1998 motivational book Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, which recurred on the New York Times Bestseller list, on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover nonfiction list...
. According to Blanchard's website, it has sold more than 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages.
The brief volume tells a story, recounting three techniques of an effective manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
: one-minute goals
Goal setting
Goal setting involves establishing specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-targeted goals. Work on the theory of goal-setting suggests that it's an effective tool for making progress by ensuring that participants in a group with a common goal are clearly aware of what is expected from...
, one-minute praisings
Praise
Praise is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment...
and one-minute reprimand
Reprimand
A reprimand is a severe, formal or official reproof. Reprimanding takes in different forms in different legal systems, such as in UK law.- UK :...
s. Each of these takes only a minute but is purportedly of lasting benefit.
Sequels
It was followed by a series of sequels, including Leadership and the One Minute Manager, by Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi, which laid out Blanchard's Situational Leadership II concept.See also
Other New York Times business fableBusiness fable
A business fable is a fable, parable or novel that shares a lesson or lessons that can be applied in the business world. Business fables focus on providing a powerful message for CEOs, executives, senior and middle management, sales teams, human resources, change management, goal setting,...
bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
s include:
- Who Moved My Cheese
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- The Traveler’s Gift
- Surviving your SerengetiSurviving your SerengetiSurviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life, published March 2011, is a motivational business fable based on author Stefan Swanepoel's experiences in business and growing up in Africa....
External links
- kenblanchard.com - homepage of The Ken Blanchard Companies
- Blanchard's Situational Leadership II Model