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The One Minute Manager
The One Minute Manager
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Authors: Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book

List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(166 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1666

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 111
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6

ISBN: 0688014291
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9780688014292
ASIN: 0688014291

Publication Date: September 1, 1982
Release Date: September 1, 1982
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nationwide have followed The One Minute Manager's techniques, thus increasing their productivity, job satisfaction, and personal prosperity. These very real results were achieved through learning the management techniques that spell profitability for the organization and its employees.

The One Minute Manager is a concise, easily read story that reveals three very practical secrets: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings, and One Minute Reprimands.

The book also presents several studies in medicine and the behavioral sciences that clearly explain why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. By the book's end you will know how to apply them to your own situation and enjoy the benefits.

That's why The One Minute Manager has continued to appear on business bestseller lists for more than two decades, and has become an international sensation.




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2 out of 5 stars Wise Old Man Advises Wide-Eyed Young Man - Enough Already!   November 28, 2008
Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson birthed a monster writing style when they published THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER, "The Runaway #1 National Bestseller!" -- and that style is surrounding a hideously boring topic with cliches, adverbs, adjectives, redundancies, dull characters, and exclamation points. The book is then called a nonfiction fable. Hunh?

When this book came out in 1981 it used a new, perhaps fresh, approach to teaching management skills, but since then it has been copied and copied and copied ... when it should be put in a cage. It's time to stop dumbing down and start smartening up books for managers. Enough already!

Note: You'll only need 1 minute to get what's useful out of this book.




5 out of 5 stars Great resource for first-time supervisors   November 26, 2008
I'm a human resources manager and use this book and CD to help first-time supervisors understand the power of managing people properly. Not an intimidating, theoretical book that they will never read, but a real world "how-to" manage people. It's a great first step as they make their foray into management. Plenty of time for the heavier stuff later in their careers.


5 out of 5 stars Good book for the first time manager   October 2, 2008
The OMM presents a set of tools that a manager needs to use to do his or her job well. The book is short and sweet. It gets to the point without wasting time.


5 out of 5 stars Management musts!   October 2, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The One Minute Manager is an oldie and a goodie. It's been a fun book to watch over the years as new generations of managers entering the workforce are exposed to it. I recently bought a copy for a new manager that reports to me, and bought the Amazon recommended title Squawk!: How to Stop Making Noise and Start Getting Results along with it.

It turns out Squawk! is a new book that's also for managers, and let's just say I read it while my subordinate was reading The One Minute Manager. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Both are great books and they're short enough that I suggest following Amazon's recommendation and getting them together at a discount.



4 out of 5 stars Great for new leaders   September 18, 2008
This book is perfect for the new leader that needs the basics, as well as the seasoned manager just looking to freshen up their skills. It is a must have in any learning library!


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