The One Minute Manager
What is a One Minute Manager?
It has been said that the definition of “Working effectively” consists of two things: achieving goals and feeling good about yourself. A One Minute Manager helps you to achieve these two ideals. Effective managers, such as One Minute Managers, manage themselves and the people they work with so that both the organization and the people profit from there presence. A one minute manager is not one who is more profit oriented or people focused, he/she believes that the two go hand in hand. A One Minute Manager applies three concept/secrets that help them and there company achieve the highest level of efficiency and productivity. A one minute manager also believes it is important to keep the …show more content…
A One Minute Manager believes in the 80/20 rule. This rule states that 80% of important results come from 20% of goals. One minute goal setting makes achieving large results from small goals very easy. This method also allows for the manager to always stay in touch with his employees work and stay on top of every detail in his business. This is a very effective process. While I was at camp this summer I was asked to sit down with my head counsellor and set goals for the summer. As I sat there and listed my goals, my counsellor listened and recorded what I said, yet he did not suggest any goals for me. At the end of the summer my counsellor and I met again. I was surprised to hear him tell me he was happy with how I was as a C.I.T, but he would have liked to see me take more initiative. I left the meeting puzzled. I had spent the whole summer trying my best to achieve my goals, but showing initiative was not one I had personally thought of. One minute goal setting would have been beneficial in this situation. At the beginning of the summer it would have been helpful for my counsellor to make suggestions and brainstorm with me. This would have been very beneficial because if my counsellor and I had brainstormed together then we would have had the same goals for the summer. If I was aware that he was looking for me to demonstrate initiative then that would have been something I would have strived for throughout the summer.
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The one minute reprimand occurs when someone makes an error or mistake while performing a task. As soon as the Manager hears of the error, he/she immediately takes action. The manager will confirm the mistake and then confront the employee. It is crucial that the manager tell the employee exactly what they did wrong and how to correct this in the future. In order to keep the moral of the employee intact, the manager makes it clear that it is just one mistake and it is beneficial to learn from this mistake, but the mistake will not be tolerated again in the
What is a One Minute Manager?
It has been said that the definition of “Working effectively” consists of two things: achieving goals and feeling good about yourself. A One Minute Manager helps you to achieve these two ideals. Effective managers, such as One Minute Managers, manage themselves and the people they work with so that both the organization and the people profit from there presence. A one minute manager is not one who is more profit oriented or people focused, he/she believes that the two go hand in hand. A One Minute Manager applies three concept/secrets that help them and there company achieve the highest level of efficiency and productivity. A one minute manager also believes it is important to keep the …show more content…
A One Minute Manager believes in the 80/20 rule. This rule states that 80% of important results come from 20% of goals. One minute goal setting makes achieving large results from small goals very easy. This method also allows for the manager to always stay in touch with his employees work and stay on top of every detail in his business. This is a very effective process. While I was at camp this summer I was asked to sit down with my head counsellor and set goals for the summer. As I sat there and listed my goals, my counsellor listened and recorded what I said, yet he did not suggest any goals for me. At the end of the summer my counsellor and I met again. I was surprised to hear him tell me he was happy with how I was as a C.I.T, but he would have liked to see me take more initiative. I left the meeting puzzled. I had spent the whole summer trying my best to achieve my goals, but showing initiative was not one I had personally thought of. One minute goal setting would have been beneficial in this situation. At the beginning of the summer it would have been helpful for my counsellor to make suggestions and brainstorm with me. This would have been very beneficial because if my counsellor and I had brainstormed together then we would have had the same goals for the summer. If I was aware that he was looking for me to demonstrate initiative then that would have been something I would have strived for throughout the summer.
The next step …show more content…
The one minute reprimand occurs when someone makes an error or mistake while performing a task. As soon as the Manager hears of the error, he/she immediately takes action. The manager will confirm the mistake and then confront the employee. It is crucial that the manager tell the employee exactly what they did wrong and how to correct this in the future. In order to keep the moral of the employee intact, the manager makes it clear that it is just one mistake and it is beneficial to learn from this mistake, but the mistake will not be tolerated again in the