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Leadership and the One Minute Manager : Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership

ISBN: 9780688039691 | 0688039693
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publications
Pub. Date: 4/1/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography

In clear, simple terms Leadership and the One Minute Manager teaches managers the art of Situational Leadership--a simple system that refutes the conventional management mandate of treating all employees equally. Here, you'll learn why tailoring management styles to individual employees is so important; why knowing when to delegate, support, or direct is critical; how to identify the leadership style suited to a particular person; and how consistent use of the One Minute techniques will produce better management and enhanced motivation on all levels. This remarkable, easy-to-follow book is a priceless guide to creative, personalized leadership that elicits the best performance from your staff--and the best bottom line for any business.

If your management motto is "everyone should be treated equally," Leadership and the One Minute Manager. will show you why this style not only hinders workplace efficiency, but also frustrates your staff. In clear, simple terms, Ken Blanchard, co-author of the enormously popular The One Minute Manager., coupled with business gurus Patricia and Drea Zigarmi, teach managers the art of Situational Leadership.. You'll learn why tailoring management styles to individual employees is so important; when to delegate, support, or direct; how to identify the leadership style suited to a particular person; and how consistent use of the One Minute techniques will produce better management and enhanced motivation on all levels. This remarkable, easy-to-follow book is a priceless guide to creative, personalized leadership that elicits the best performance from your staff and the best bottom line for any business.

"Simple, smart, and useful--this book demonstrates that leadership competence is attainable by all who truly desire it." -Warren Bennis

"Leadership and the One Minute Manager will provide you with the knowledge you need to build a winning team." -Tom Managhan, founder, Domino's Pizza, Inc.

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A Visit from an Entrepreneurp. 11
Being Successfulp. 13
Thinking Differently About Leadershipp. 17
Different Strokes for Different Folksp. 19
Leadership Style: Perceptions of Othersp. 22
Leadership Style Flexibilityp. 28
The Four Basic Leadership Stylesp. 30
No Best Leadership Stylep. 36
Think Before You Actp. 43
Flexibility: A Reviewp. 46
The Four Basic Leadership Styles: A Summaryp. 47
Diagnosing Development Levelp. 48
Matching Leadership Style to Development Levelp. 55
Situational Leadership and One Minute Managementp. 59
Different Strokes for the Same Folksp. 61
Developing Competence and Commitmentp. 67
Turning Around Performance Problemsp. 79
One Minute Management and Situational Leadership: A Reviewp. 81
Sharing What You're Doingp. 82
Contracting for Leadership Stylep. 86
Positive Assumptions About Peoplep. 99
Becoming a Situational Leaderp. 101
Praisingsp. 107
About the Authorsp. 108
Services Availablep. 111
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Ken Blanchard is the Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a training and management company he co-founded with his wife in 1979, as well as a consultant Patricia Zigarmi is vice president of Zigarmi Associates, Inc., and vice president for business development at The Ken Blanchard Companies. She lives in San Diego Drea Zigarmi is president of Zigarmi Associates, Inc., and director of research and development for The Ken Blanchard Companies. He lives in San Diego


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