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

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Ken Blanchard is the coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and fifty other books, including the New York Times business bestsellers Gung Ho! and Raving Fans. His books have combined sales of more than eighteen million copies in more than twenty-seven languages. He is the chief spiritual officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a full-service global management training and development company that he and his wife, Dr. Marjorie Blanchard, founded in 1979.

Patricia Zigarmi is vice-president for business development at The Ken Blanchard Companies. With her leadership, ongoing initiatives for SLII® training have been implemented with several major corporations, including American Express, Apple, Microsoft, SAP, TJX, and Wells Fargo.

Drea Zigarmi is the president of Zigarmi Associates, Inc., and the director of research and development for The Ken Blanchard Companies. He has co-developed several Blanchard training and development products, including its "Leader Behavior Analysis" instruments.

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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.