Title: El Manager al Minuto
Author: Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
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How I got the book: Bought it at DFW airport
How long it took to read: 95 minutes / 4 reading sessions
Read cover-to-cover: YES / no
Favorite lines: (Page # and line)
9. Qué manager podia tener tanto tiempo disponable?
12. Qué objeto tendría la ewunion si no fuese de esta manera?
13. Cómo diablos podria obtener resultados si no fuera gracias a mi pesonal.
27. La previsión de Objetivos...
35. Digame lo que pasa en términos medibles y observables.
87. Cuanto mejor se comprende por qué funciona, más dispuesto se halla uno a usarlo.
98. La reconsideracion critica de los resultados es el desayuno de los campeones.
149. Las consecuencias refuerza esos compartamientos.
167. Haga partícipes a los demás.
My (loose) translations - that is, the way I understand it!
9. What kind of manager has that kind of free time?
12. What would be the objective of a meeting if it wasn’t run that way?
13. How in the world would we achieve results if it wasn’t thanks to people?
27. See it..Before you see it.
35. Tell me what’s happening in measurable and objective terms.
87. The better you understand how it works, the more inclined you are to do/use it.
98. The debrief/review is the breakfast of champions.
149. Consequences [positive or negative] reinforce behaviors.
167. Share this with the people you know.
My Take Away:
This month marks the 15th January in a row (yup, 15 times!) I have read a copy of The One Minute Manager. Every time, I read something a new way, think of something anew and enjoy the process. This is the second time I’ve read it in Spanish...
I feel best about my work when it seems like I’ve made a contribution. Of course, it’s easy to say how many seminar I’ve presented, clients I’ve coached or articles I’ve had published. But, what of the quality of that work? Have they (the seminars or the articles) actually added value to people’s lives? That is what I need to spend time thinking about.
Oh, that makes me think of this: What is it you do a LOT of? Really, what takes up time during your day? Commuting? Email? Meetings? Interruptions? Delegation? Redelegation? If there is something (or some things) that you do a LOT of, get really, really good at those!
Of course, take a look at your long-term goals, your yearly objectives. Remember how your time gets eaten away during each day. If you’re going to work on those BIG things, you’re going to need long(er) blocks of free(er) time.
As I read the book this time, I realized (again) that productivity is not just about effective time management; it’s really about focus management. What this book calls the “previsión do objetos” is exactly that a pre vision of objectives. It is really about seeing it...before you see it.
My ultimate realization from this time through the book:
If you know that something would be helpful, why on earth are you not doing it?
And, some questions for you to consider:
DO you know your promises?
Are you keeping them?
Do you know when you win?
Do you know how to use your tools?
Can you separate the person from the behavior?
and, finally: You are working. But, is how you’re working...working?
