The New One Minute Manager - by Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

A new edition based on the timeless business classic--updated to help today's readers succeed more quickly in a rapidly changing world. New One Minute Manager, The offers proven management techniques for you to succeed sooner with less stress in changing times--both at work and at home.

For decades, The One Minute Manager(R) has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives through its powerful approach to employee motivation. While the principles it lays out are timeless, our world has changed drastically since the book's publication. The exponential rise of technology, global flattening of markets, instant communication, and pressures on corporate workforces to do more with less--including resources, funding, and staff--have all revolutionized the world in which we live and work.

Now, Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson have written New One Minute Manager, The to introduce the book's powerful, important lessons to a new generation. In their concise, easy-to-read story, they teach readers three very practical secrets for developing effective leadership skills--and explain why these techniques continue to work so well.

As compelling today as the original was thirty years ago, this classic parable of a young man looking for an effective manager is more relevant and useful than ever.

Inside this updated classic, you'll discover three simple secrets to increase your team's performance:

• Goal Setting for Success: Learn the first secret: how to clarify expectations and set clear 'One Minute Goals' that drive focus and eliminate confusion.
• Constructive Feedback: Master the second secret with 'One Minute Praisings'--a simple method to provide immediate positive reinforcement that builds confidence and encourages great work.
• Team Productivity: Discover the third secret, 'One Minute Re-Directs, ' to correct mistakes effectively, keeping your team on track without discouraging them.
• Timeless Business Parable: Absorb these powerful lessons through a quick, engaging story that makes complex management ideas accessible and immediately applicable, whether at the office or at home.

From the Back Cover

The New One Minute Manager offers a way for you to succeed sooner with less stress in changing times--both at work and at home.

Based on the original book The One Minute Manager that helped millions of people around the world in organizations large and small, this new version of the classic story deals with a new world.

The book will help you find meaning in your work and inspire you to discover new ways to help your organization adapt and prosper.

The New One Minute Manager is a concise, easily read story that reveals three very practical secrets: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings, and One Minute Re-Directs, the new third secret.

The story is based on studies in the behavioral sciences and medicine that support why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people.

And by the book's end, you will know how to apply what you discover to your own situation and enjoy the benefits.