Reviews about The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.

A short, easily read management book that can be really useful to the businessman but also helpful for the housewife and in the conduct of family affairs. In The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard uses techniques occupying one minute. Concentrating on three core issues, Blanchard and Spencer Johnson starts with goals. In the business world goals would probably be getting more bang for the buck or more widgets per shift or greater efficiency; in the home goal setting can start with children making the bed, keeping the bedroom tidy or clearing up afterwards. The One Minute manager explains how goal setting is only successful if both parties buy into it - boss and employee or parent and child. Agreeing on objectives, expressing them concisely as bullet points, and setting a time frame may take more than a minute but they can be reviewed rapidly and without dispute. The other two core issues - praise or reprimand - follow naturally and each party knows in advance what it will be. There are no surprises.

The One Minute Manager can be read in an evening. It is difficult to imagine that anyone could not find this book helpful in some part of their life.