The One Minute Manager Summary

Book Report: The One Minute Manager
This is the story of a young man who was searching for a unique type of manager, who could successfully lead an organization in such a way that both the people that work for it and the profit were important at the moment of making decisions. He spoke with many managers in different industries and cities trying to figure out the type of management they were using to run their organizations. After extensive conversations with many of them he found that their answers moderately different from one another, they all seem to be very proud of the way they managed either “profit-minded” or “humanistic”, they couldn’t successfully attend both needs at the same time, in fact, they didn’t see any reason to change the
The Minute Manager believed in helping others to feel good about themselves, so they could be more productive. He also mentioned that he equally cared about people and results, because they were both essential to attain positive long-lasting outcomes for an organization. As manager, he didn’t make decisions for other people, he simply assisted them in the process. The Minute Manager recommended to the young man to talk with other employees in order for him to truly understand why this management style was better than just the results-oriented (profits-oriented) or the people-oriented
This system is a way to make a complicated job more manageable. Setting goals is the most important step in managing because employees need to know what they need to be focusing on, so everyone knows what good performance looks like. Catching people doing something right and praising them, helps build confidence. Re-directing people when they are doing something wrong is a supportive way to point out mistakes that help them to want to get back on track. The One Minute Manager knows that making mistakes is not a problem, the real problem is not learning from