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The One Minute Manager | 
 enlarge | Authors: Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 489
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 111
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0688014291
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9780688014292
ASIN: 0688014291
Publication Date: September 1, 1982
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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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Great read for new managers May 7, 2008
I bought this book for my husband and he found it very useful. He's already implementing these ideas at work with some very positive feedback. He gives this 4 out of 5 rather than 5 out 5 for it's slightly patronising prose.
 The One Minute Manager May 7, 2008
Blanchard and Johnson's The One Minute Manager presents a novel, yet simplistic perspective for corporate management. The authors tell a very boring and manufactured story in order to present a "new and exciting" form of management. The author's stress honesty, shared sense of responsibility and dialog between boss and employee. In order to keep this flow of communication open the manager must engage in three tools or secrets.
First, the employee must submit and record a one-minute, one-page set of goals. The manager asks how and when the goals will be achieved and helps to define success in the situation. The end result will be compared to the initial goal setting sheet in order to identifying the goal achieved or failed. This exercise puts the boss and employee on the same page about the true responsibilities of the employee.
The second secret is one-minute praising. When an employee does something right they are immediately praised for a minute. This furthers the employee's understanding of quality work because there is an immediate validation or rejection in their work. Employees strive to be praised and repeated good habits become second nature for the employees.
The third secret is the One Minute Reprimand. When an employee does something wrong they are to be reprimanded for a minute. The manager informs the employee that they are doing something wrong. The problem is specifically defined and explained. The manager explains the problems in the action but does not attack the employee specifically. The manager must then remember to praise the employee to remind them that they are valued and respected.
Though this form is of management is innovative it is not a groundbreaking concept. Open lines of communication and specific goals are not new theories of organization, but they are effective tools. This book does a good job of explaining a couple tools to improve communication but still is not worth reading.
 What an allegory should be April 11, 2008
It's short, simple and reinforces its main points. The book is so efficient and well done, there is never a "need" to reread it, but people do. That says something.
 The One Minute Reader March 19, 2008
7 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is the book that started it all. I was recently reorganizing my books and ran across a copy of the original version. I decided to reread it and was really a little dissappointed. I remember reading this back in the 80's and being quite impressed with it.
So why was I not impressed with it twenty years later? Well, a few reasons. Back in the 80's, we bought our books at a place called a book store. There, you could actually thumb through the book before buying it. So, you could easily see that there wasn't much content. The book is 112 pages, but could have easily fit on half that number. Ah, the magic of formatting. Today, we buy our books online and cannot see that we are dupped into believing there is more content than what is actually here.
Also, the basic concept here revolves around 3 simple principles, 1 minute goal setting, 1 minute praising and 1 minute reprimanding. There you have it. Don't get me wrong, this is great stuff to know and live by, but by today's standards, this is simply not enough content to warrant the price.
If you haven't read this book, by all means, get a copy. But don't pay $14.95 for it. It's easy enough to find a nice used copy for a couple of dollars.
Only one minute's worth of time... March 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I must admit it took me a minute to remember this book, as I have read it several years ago. That gives me an advantage on judging the impact of this book. At the time I had given it 2.5 stars but now it will definitly be 2 stars.
This review is hard to write as I don't like critisizing books. People put their heart and soul in it and it may work for a lot of people. However, I'm not one of them. At the time of reading I had no management experience at all, so it should have felt like a quick and easy way to learn something. I found other books a much better help, though.
If you want a quick read and spend 4 dollars an hour on this book go ahead. I'd just rather spend more time and money on another one.
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