one minute manager

One Minute Manger in 250 Words.

Key takeaway – “People who feel good about themselves produce great results.”

One-liners:
 -The best minute we can spend is the one in which we invest in people (students and teachers)
 -Feedback is the breakfast of champions
 -Everyone is a potential winner
 -We are not just our behavior, we are the person managing our behavior
 -Goals begin behaviors, consequences influence future behaviors


3 overarching leadership principles defined in the book:

Set one minute goals:

  1. Plan goals together, describe them briefly and clearly
  2. Write out each of goals, with due dates on a single page
  3. Review most important goals for the day
  4. Encourage people to look at what they are doing and see if it matches their goals
  5. If it doesn’t, rethink so they can realize their goals sooner
 One minute praising
  1. Praise as soon as possible
  2. Be specific about what was done correctly
  3. Tell people how good you feel about what they did right, and how it helps
  4. PAUSE
  5. Encourage to do more of the same
  6. Make it clear you have confidence in them
One minute re-direct
  1. Re-direct people as soon as possible
  2. Confirm the facts first, and review the mistake together
  3. Express how you feel about the mistake and its impact on results
  4. Pause – to allow people time to feel concerned about the problem
  5. Let them know they are better than their mistake, and you think well of them
  6. Remind them that you have confidence in them and support their success
  7. When the redirect is over, it’s over.