Leadership and the One Minute Manager Updated Ed: Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership II Hardcover – October 15, 2013

If you're a new manager, or perhaps even a seasoned/experienced manager who may need some tips on dealing with a new set of direct reports, then I'd HIGHLY recommend this book and the leadership philosophy it espouses. Blanchard (of course) is one of the creators of the "Situational Leadership" model, which speaks directly toward evaluating a person's competence+commitment (their "Development Level") on performing a specific task, and then outlines the leadership style the leader should take in managing the person. The key to using Blanchard's SL-II (pronounced es-el-two) model is to remember that an individual's development level is always goal or task specific. The person being managed could be an enthusiastic beginner, a disillusioned learner, a hesitant worker, or an accomplished performer, and the SL-II model will immediately give the manager the correct leadership style to use. The book itself is a quick read, something that will probably take the reader no longer than an hour or so to digest.

Great book definitely learn or you might already do it or just need a tweak or two but but definitely a good read.

I picked this book up on sale as I had read one minute manager a few years ago and was interested in reading about leadership. This was a good quick read and thought provoking. I'm interested in trying out these concepts.

Blanchard's text is quick to read with plenty of excellent examples and a well thought out approach to presenting and understanding of the phases of teaching/leading others from directing through coaching and support to full delegation. This text is required reading for all of my new managers.

How do you improve on a classic leadership book? Update, refine, and republish. And that's exactly what Ken Blanchard, Pat Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi have done with this signature book and concept.This update reflects our constantly changing technology and globalization, respects cultural diversity, and fine-tunes the leadership communication process. The authors rename the three skills of the situational leader, and add six leadership conversations. These help to clarify what to say, ask, and do and when.Situational Leadership II concepts also serve as major tools for the development of emotional intelligence.One comes to expect excellence from anything The Ken Blanchard Company produces, and this update is no exception.

Great book with easy to implement ideas. Short read and helps get a management team on the same page. Our group is a mix of new and experienced leaders and I found it helpful even after 15 years.

Anyone wanting to learn what leadership is, how to recognize leadership in others, the responsibility of a leader, and the basic fundamentals that most "leaders" or "managers" forget because of insecurities or ego. Its simple to understand, teaches you through conversation, and is a book that you should come back to through out your life because you can apply these skills to any relationship in your life.

I have read the original One Minute Manager. It's not required to have read that first, but it helps. The D1, S1 stuff got a little "schooling" made me feel I had a test coming so I better know all the definitions. This was required reading for me, am I glad I read it? Yes. Do I recommend it? Not really, there are better and more engaging communication style leadership books out there that speak to the same things.Crucial ConversationsStart With WhyMake Your BedLencioni books