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What Leaders Can Still Learn from The One Minute Manager

By Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson

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Richard Winfield
May 07, 2025
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There are some books whose messages should be eternal.

First published in 1982, The One Minute Manager may be a slim book, but its impact has been anything but small. In just a few concise chapters, it offers a powerful, people-centred approach to leadership — one that’s still deeply relevant in today’s fast-moving, outcome-driven organisations.

At its co…

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