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The One Minute Manager
Can I Have A Minute?
A Book Review on:
The One Minute Manager
By Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

Submitted by:
Brent Michael T. Binayas

The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. New York, USA: The Berkley Publishing Group. 1982. ISBN: 0-425-09847-8
I. Introduction Everybody who is a manager or manages people aims to become a good one. Being a good manager is not being an autocratic manager or a democratic manager, it’s how to be an effective manager that people try to become. The first thing that comes to mind when reading the title is “Does it really take so little time be a manager?” The answer will be revealed a little later on as you continue to read. The book covers the basics of managing people. It revolves around three main concepts, which are; One Minute Goals, One Minute Praising and One Minute Reprimands, that what makes up a One Minute Manager. Found in the cover of the book lies the symbol of the One Minute Manager and the book explains it this way ‘The One Minute Manager’s symbol—a one minute readout from the face of a modern digital watch—is intended to remind each of us to take a minute out of our day to look into the faces of the people we manage. And to realize that they are our most important resources.’ (Page 8). The book is interesting to read because it makes use of stories to captivate its audience and uses simple ideas to make it easier for the reader to understand what the author is saying. It is considered to be one of the Top 10 Top Management Books by F. John Reh in about.com Guide. About the authors, Dr. Spencer Johnson is the Chairman of Candle Communications Corporation, and an active author, publisher, lecturer and communications consultant. He has written more than a dozen books dealing with medicine and psychology, and has over three million copies of his books in print. Dr. Johnson’s education includes a degree in psychology from the University of Southern California,

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