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Summary: Superb overview of Management
Review: Ken Blanchard has hit a home run with this book. My company uses it in our management training program and it works well for entry-level and seasoned managers. Why? Because it approaches the subject from a novel approach that entertains the reader. It is timeless and it addresses timeless principles.Also Recommended: The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills by Ponder, and the 7 Habits by Covey
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Summary: Lightweight, Little Content
Review: The book assumes that the individuals you manage are essentially come fully equipped to do the job. However, most new (whether entry-level or expereinced) employees are unfamiliar with the nature of the enteriprise, its customers, and its measures for success. A good manager is also a good mentor and trainer, who spends more than "a minute" getting employees to learn how to make the right decisions while also giving them constantly challanging roles they can succeed in. The books spends little time on these important aspects. I would have appreciated this rather than the tedious conversational narrative. On the positive side, the suggested methods of praising and critiquing employees are worth noting.
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Summary: Management tips on a 3rd grade reading level
Review: Hands down, this is one of the most ludicrious books I have ever picked up.I was a little miffed when I opened the box and realized what I'd paid $11.95 plus postage for, but that was nothing. The print is large-some of the pages are only half full. What this an attempt to draw out what should have been a booklet? Or maybe not printed at all? The behavioral modifications presented can be picked up easily-positive reinforcement gets better results than punishment-how new is that idea? Or how about "clearly communicate goals"? Good grief. If this is truly the state of management today I think I'll take my master's in psychology, write a repetitive, inane book and make a fortune. If your IQ is above 75, skip this.
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Summary: A spark in the air
Review: After have been hearing about this book I was expecting something better. A couple of common sense ideas, nothing new. Obviosly a manager should be able to get the best from their people and that is only possible if you really rely on them and consider them able to supply ideas and knowledge. I can not understand how this book has so much hype. A couple of days after reading nothing new remained in my mind.
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Summary: invaluable
Review: One might be tempted to say that the steps outlined in this book are "common sense". But it's full of wisdom I had not been using in my managerial position. And I know hundreds of other bad managers. This book is a gem. It's ideas are simplly presented and simply apprehended but amazingly powerful. It's no quick fix, though: you have to work at it to get results. A must for ever manager. It fits well with new-fangled ideas of organizational structure presented by Drucker, Peters, and other gurus.
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Summary: Common Sense
Review: A practical guide for anyone thrust into a corporate management position. Outlines methods to improve the bottom-line by improving employee morale. Sometimes the approach is overly-simplistic, sometimes a little too new age consultant-speak, but a good, quick read.
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Summary: Typical Consultants' Babble
Review: Despite the wonderful accomplishments of Drs. Blanchard and Johnson, this book was very dissappointing. I think of it as typical consultants' babble because you will get wrapped up in intellectual theories and appraoches to the art of management, but after you put the book down you'll realize you've got nothing tangible and practical to use in your everyday life. As a management consultant once explained to me about his field, many consultants are good "Beanbag Punchers". They make an amazing change where they strike the bag, but on the opposite side nothing has really changed. I was disappointed in this book because the authors are clearly not Beanbag Punchers, but nothing about my management sytle has benfitted from this book. Furthermore, the fictional approach of the book (I'm assuming the underlying story is fictional) is borderline condescending. Its tone is similar to the grade school books your 10-year-old reads to learn good manners. However, the book is reasonably priced and very short reading, so you may enjoy its content based on the effort you'll expend. The theories expressed are unique and thought provoking. Bottom line: If you want to learn how to be a better manager, this book isn't your answer. If you want to explore news ways to manage people, it's worth a quick read.
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Summary: Powerful Simplicity
Review: I was a little disappointed when 'The One Minute Manager' arrived in the mail and I saw its small size and large fonts. However, this tiny little fairy-tale is the best management book I've read. I strongly recommend this book for managers in all fields, including professors in academia. 'The One Minute Manager' takes less than an hour to read, and if you have any interest in becoming a better manager or a stronger leader, surely you can risk 60 minutes of your time? The ideas are not contrived, artificial mechanisms that interfere with our natural personalities. Instead, the entire strategy can be implemented by following a few simple rules that feel natural and are easy to perform and maintain. Sound too good to be true? Just try it! A word of caution though, use of the strategy assumes the individuals on the manager's team are intelligent, and the tools presented are designed to encourage subordinates to become more independent and responsible, not reliant on a manager's approval, input or direction on minor decisions. Any manager who wants to be involved in all aspects of a project couldn't possibly use the strategies of 'The One Minute Manager' without driving his team nuts.
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Summary: one minute manager
Review: I think the book has been written very well in plain & simple words. I am not a manager but am microbiologist & I could understand the text. I am trying to aplly the one minute goals in my life.I ind them very effective.i have a three old at home & with him around I used to keep forgetting what I wsa suppossed to do but with the one minute goals I can keep up with my goals at work & at home. The one minute praise has been really helpful with my son & in improving his behaviour. I still have to apply the one minute repramends in my day to day life. I feel the book is not only good for the managers in particular but also for everybody in general. The simple language & the techniques make it very simple to understand & practise.
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Summary: We all need to manage like this!
Review: This book is required reading for the course I teach in educational methodology. The fact is that we all need to manage our interpersonal communications in an effective manner and both the ideas presented here and the manner in which they are presented exemplify how to do just that.
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