The one minute manager / Kenneth Blanchard, Spencer Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blanchard, Kenneth H.

Contributor:

Johnson, Spencer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization and Administration.

Behavior.

Management.

Medical Subjects:

Organization and Administration.

Behavior.

Physical Description:

111 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Morrow edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Morrow, 1982.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The Search 11

The First Secret: One Minute Goals 25

One Minute Goals: Summary 34

The Second Secret: One Minute Praisings 36

One Minute Praisings: Summary 44

The Appraisal 47

The Third Secret: One Minute Reprimands 50

One Minute Reprimands: Summary 59

The One Minute Manager Explains 61

Why One Minute Goals Work 65

Why One Minute Praisings Work 76

Why One Minute Reprimands Work 86

The New One Minute Manager 99

A Gift to Yourself 101

A Gift to Others 105.

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: 2nd ed. La Jolla, CA : Blanchard-Johnson, 1981.

Continued by: Putting the one minute manager to work.

ISBN:

0688014291

OCLC:

8475284