Book Review

BOOK REVIEW

ONE MINUTE MANAGER

* DR. KENNETH H. BLANCHARD, PhD

* DR. SPENCER JOHNSON, M.D.

Submitted By: JOHN ROBIN H. ALVAREZ

Submitted To: DR. NICK MARASIGAN

Description about the Authors

Dr. Kenneth Blanchard

* He is the chairman of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc. (BTD), is an internationally known author, educator and consultant/trainer.

* He is the co-author of the highly acclaimed and most widely used text on leadership and organization behavior, Management of Organization Behavior: Utilizing Human Resources.

* Dr. Blanchard received his B.A. from Cornell University in Government and Philosophy, an M.A. from Colgate University in Sociology and Counseling and a PhD from Cornell in Administration and Management.

* He is presently serves as a professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In addition, he is a member of the National Training Laboratories (NTL).

Dr. Spencer Johnson

* He is the chairman of Candle Communications Corporation, and an active author, publisher, lecturer and communications consultant. He has written more than a dozen books dealing with medicine and psychology.

* Dr. Johnson’s education includes a degree in psychology from the University of Southern California, an M.D. degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and medical clerkships at Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic.

Abstract of the Book

* The book of One Minute Manager gives or provides manager, an overview on how to be more effective in communication within their teams. Having a good communication within the team will result to a good performance.

* The book state that if we make an organization people oriented rather than result oriented. People will feel good in a people oriented organizations and ensure the involvement in the product or services they provide.

* To achieve this, we need to set goals that are clear to all and also have a...