Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Revised Edition
Gain the Mindset and Skillset for Getting What You Need to Suceed

Name: Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager Revised Edition
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.63 (8 reviews)
Author: Ken Blanchard
ISBN: 9780062742896

Author: Ken Blanchard, Susan Fowler, Laurence Hawkins

Narrator: Dan Woren

Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/26/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Management & Leadership

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The co-author of the phenomenal New York Times bestselling classic The One Minute Manager® explores the skills needed to become an effective self leader in this essential work, now updated throughout.Just as Ken Blanchard’s phenomenal bestselling classic The One Minute Manager gives leaders the three secrets to managing others, so this follow-up book gives people the three secrets to managing themselves. In Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager, readers will learn that accepting personal responsibility for their own success leads to power, freedom, and autonomy.Through a captivating business parable, Ken Blanchard and coauthors Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkins show readers how to apply the world-renowned Situational Leadership® II method to their own development. The story centers on Steve, a young advertising executive who is about to lose his job. Through a series of talks with a One Minute Manager protégé named Cayla, Steve learns the three secrets of self leadership. His newfound skills not only empower Steve to keep his job, but also show him how to ditch his victim mentality to continue growing, learning, and achieving. For decades, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses around the world have followed Ken Blanchard’s management methods to increase productivity, job satisfaction, and personal prosperity. Now, this newly revised edition of Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager empowers people at every level of the organization to achieve success.

About Ken Blanchard

Ken Blanchard, PhD, is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world. He has co-authored 60 books, including Raving Fans and Gung Ho! (with Sheldon Bowles). His groundbreaking works have been translated into over 40 languages and their combined sales total more than 21 million copies. In 2005 he was inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. The recipient of numerous leadership awards and honors, he is cofounder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies®, a leading international training and consulting firm.

About Susan Fowler

Susan Fowler is one of the world's foremost experts on personal empowerment and has spoken on the subject in all fifty of the United States and more than twenty foreign countries. With Ken Blanchard and Laurence Hawkins she created -- and is the lead developer of -- Situational Self Leadership;®, which focuses on empowerment and taking the initiative when you're not in charge. She is an adjunct professor for the University of San Diego's masters of science in executive leadership program.

About Laurence Hawkins

Laurence Hawkins is an internationally renowned management consultant, motivational speaker, and -- with Ken Blanchard and Susan Fowler -- the coauthor of the Situational Self Leadership program. Hawkins received his bachelor's degree in American history and literature from Williams College and his master's and doctoral degrees in leadership and organizational behavior from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 09, 2017

I have always been a fan of the One Minute Manager books. I enjoy the art of storytelling and visualizing as I hear a story. Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkin’s new partnership with the book Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager does not disappoint. Sure some leaders are born however, most of us......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 02, 2017

This book, originally published in 2005, introduced a proven path to empowerment in the format of a quick-read parable. In the increasingly fast-paced world of work, this updated edition is more relevant than ever as it gives readers three tricks to managing themselves. We are introduced to Steve, a......more

Goodreads review by Richard on May 25, 2021

Next to John C. Maxwell, Ken Blanchard is one of the writers who has influenced and shaped the way I think and practice leadership. Most of his books, perhaps except Lead Like Jesus, are short, concise, and filled with pearls of wisdom. What’s unique about Blanchard – and other co-writers of The One......more

Goodreads review by Jon on January 16, 2018

I finished "Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager" last night. Overall, I liked it. I've read a couple of leadership books with a similar style (I've typically heard it called a "leadership parable"), and it makes for a nice read. Basically, you're not just given blank leadership principles. In......more

Goodreads review by Faith on April 13, 2023

This was interesting and included helpful points. It was an easy read as well, and I'll definitely implement some of hte ideas mentioned. However it was a bit boring and I skimmed a large portion of the book. Additionally, the book is certainly less helpful for neurodiverse people- as someone with AD......more