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Ones Minute Manager Overview!
It's an allegory about a guy who wants to know how to be a great manager. His
problem is that he sees two kinds of managers.!
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• “Tough” managers, who care only about getting results. They get those results
and the businesses do well. But the employees suffer as a result.!
• “Nice” managers, who care about the people that work for them but somehow
don’t get great productivity out of their employees- and thus their businesses
suffer.!
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This guy hears people talking about a local manager, a so-called One Minute
Manager, whose employees not only love him but produce great results for the
business. So he goes to visit this manager to learn. The remaining narrative
revolves around the guy learning about the three methods of One Minute
Management style.!
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Keep in mind, the "one minute" aspect doesn't indicate managing will take a
minute, it's meant to indicate the efficiency of the method.!
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3 Benefits of One Minute Management!
1. You make your employees lives better and they'll understand you care about
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2. You make your business better by getting great productivity out of the
employees.!
3. You will have more free time. Because it’s about having regular, effective,
brief meetings with people and enabling them to do the work themselves.!
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3 Methods of the One Minute Manager!
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1. One Minute Goal Setting.!
• Write down clearly defined goals, one goal per single sheet of paper.!
• The goals are than 250 characters.!
• You should be able to express the goal in less than a minute.!
• Look at the goals frequently, and determine how your behavior and
performance matches up with the goals.!
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2. One Minute Praising.!
• Let someone know ahead of time you’re going to give them direct, detailed
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feedback related to their performance.!
When they do something right, praise them immediately.!
State what specific behavior they did right.!
State how it made you feel, or how it helps the business- the key here is to
let them know you understand what they did.!
Pause, to let the feeling sink in.!
When appropriate, physically contact them, like a handshake or hand on
the shoulder.!
3. One Minute Reprimand!
A. The first half (the reprimand):!
• Like the one minute praising, let the person know ahead of time you’ll be
giving them these reprimands, and they too will be direct.!
• Reprimand them immediately when they did something wrong, like not
behaving in a way to achieve their goals.!
• Criticize the behavior, not the person. There’s a big difference.!
• Be specific and explicitly state what they did wrong.!
• Let them know how it made you feel.!
• Pause for an uncomfortable silence, let that feeling sink in.!
B. The second half (uplifting):!
• Let them know you value them.!
• Again, you might shake their hand, touch them on their shoulder.!
• Remind them, it’s the performance in this matter that you’re criticizing, but
that you think highly of them.!
• When you’re done reprimanding, remember your job is done. Let it go
yourself.