In-Depth Book Review: 'The One-Minute Manager' by Johnson & Blanchard

This report is a book review of 'The One-Minute Manager' by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, focusing on the core principles presented in the book. The review highlights the book's purpose, which is to equip managers with tools that enhance employee motivation and performance. It discusses the three key techniques: one-minute goals, one-minute praising, and one-minute redirects, explaining how each contributes to improved management practices. The report emphasizes the importance of clear goal setting, positive feedback, and constructive correction in fostering a positive relationship between managers and employees, ultimately leading to organizational success and growth. The review concludes that the book advocates for a management style that prioritizes employee development and open communication.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
The One-Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson....................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The report will highlight the book “The one-minute manager by Kenneth and Spencer
Johnson”. Along with this the report will give review on this book including about the book,
scope of the book, main topics that has authors highlight. With this there are more thinks which
will includes such as relationship with the management and employees, organization portrayed,
etc.
MAIN BODY
The One-Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
The main purpose of the book is to give managers the three tools in which each take only
60 seconds or may be less, but they can tremendously improve how actually they do their own
job that is getting people to stay happy, motivated as well as deliver great work (Johnson, and
Blanchard, 2015). So the book is One Minute manager is the short book that is by Spencer
Johnson and Ken Blanchard. The book is all about recording the three techniques as well as
effective manager they are one minute praising, one minute reprimands and one minute goals.
The book is divided into three secrets. That is goals, praising and re directs. The book
want to tall that take one minute then look at individual goals, then look at individual
performance, then see if the individual behaviour matches the goals. The first secret is One -
Minute Goals, the Writer feel that goals as well as its performance standard that what generally
needs to be done, by due date. Here, people one-minute goals must includes top priories. The
goals are important, but there are different way in book by which person can improve their
outcome of goals are:
 Plan goals together. When people do this then they try to describe them clearly as well as
briefly. So individuals should clearly define their outcomes as they want by starting what
they think good performance is.
 Each individual should write their goals with last or due date on paper. So this helps to
encourage then to do work on time and match deadlines.
It holds the main three tools that is if applied correctly then it can change management
style for better. First is to set three goals for every employees by which the manager review in 1
minute or may be less (Blanchard, and Diaz-Ortiz,2017). Second is use 1 minute praise to
generally give employees positive feedbacks. Then the last one is 1 minute reprimand that is
enough to particular express managers' dissatisfaction. In most of the business when normal

people ask employees what they do as well as ask their boss then person get two different
answers. So by one minute manager makes it very clear what is responsibility is as well as what
company management are being held accountable for. This also make good relationship between
the managers and employees. Because by this the employees know what they do as well as how
they have to do to achieve their goals. Even by this the managers also know what their
employees I actually do in an organization.
The second secret is one minute praising, the one -minute managers generally spends
good amount of their time with employees giving them clear feedback on their performance or
how they are doing in an organization. Here the manager particularly know that it will help them
in succeed. So, the book explain how it works, the one- minute managers generally follow up
with their employees by usually asking for the progress reports as well as regularly observing
their employee activities (Blanchard, Fowler, and Hawkins, 2017). The new 1- minute managers
is more interested in catching the employees is doing impressive work, dissimilar other managers
find or look their faults. So the author of the book also elaborate that the manager should find
employees doing the right think then they give them 1 Minute praising. By this action the
managers can encourage their employees to keep up good work. It generally takes about only 1
minute and it mainly motivates employees to achieve organizational objective and goals. One
minute praising is one of the best ways to motivate as well as encourage employees to more
efficient in their work. So the authors wants that the managers should support their employees by
simply cut out the excesses as well as unnecessary tasks specially when they are more focus on
larger goals (Blanchard 2019).
The third secrete is one minute redirect, so the managers is generally a person developer.
Here the managers know that praising may be not work only if not combined with the redirects
mainly to correct the mistakes when they particularly occur. In this third secret the manager
faster correct mistakes after employees make them (Gjelsvik, 2022). Therefore, the manager
have to set clear goals so the employees of the organization won not act out of misinformation
and ignorance. So these are the main point in the book which will give positive or good impact
on the organization. They think the three important think that the managers should involve in
their role is make clear goals, give feedbacks to the employees of the company and last give
solution to the employees' problem. The book moot is to create positive relation between the

managers and employees which generally help organization to perform better. Along with this
the organization get more success as well as growth in the future.
CONCLUSION
The above report elaborate the book that is One minute manager by the Spencer Johnson
and Kenneth Blanchard. The report also discuss the book as well as purpose and also how the
managers and organization described. Along with this the report also includes the most
significant parts of the book. In simple words the about report is a book review. So the books
elaborate that goals make clear that is important factors that should be focused on, then praising
build the confidants that generally helps person succeed as well as re direct mainly address
mistakes. So all these help individuals to feel better or good about themselves as well as produce
good result.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Johnson, S. and Blanchard, K., 2015. The New One Minute Manager. HarperCollins Publishers.
Gjelsvik, A., 2022. Book Review: An Analysis of Minute-by-Minute Television in Norway.
Blanchard, K.H., Fowler, S. and Hawkins, L., 2017. Self Leadership and the One Minute
Manager: Gain the mindset and skillset for getting what you need to succeed. William
Morrow.
Blanchard, K. and Diaz-Ortiz, C., 2017. One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work with a
Mentor--and why You'll Benefit from Being One. HarperCollins.
Blanchard, K., 2019. The one minute manager meets the monkey. Quill.