The New One Minute Manager

The book updates the classic One Minute Manager approach for a changing workplace. It introduces three key practices—One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings and One Minute Redirects—to help managers communicate clearly and manage people effectively.

Ken Blanchard is a renowned leadership expert, management consultant and bestselling author. Spencer Johnson was a bestselling author known for presenting personal-development and management ideas through simple, memorable stories.

The story follows a young manager searching for an effective leadership style. He learns three straightforward techniques: setting clear goals, recognising good performance and redirecting behaviour when improvement is needed. The approach focuses on clarity, timely feedback, motivation and productive working relationships.