Leadership and the One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi
Situational Leadership II in fable form: match leadership style, directing, coaching, supporting, delegating, to the person's development level on the specific task, from enthusiastic beginner to self-reliant achiever. It is simple and it remains the most useful one-page model of adapting management to the individual.
Read it if…
you manage people at different skill levels and use one style for all.
Skip it if…
you want research depth; it is a model and a fable.
Three things you will actually use
- There is no best style; there is the right style for this person on this task.
- Beginners need direction; competent people need support.
- Development level is task-specific.
Do this first
Diagnose each report's development level on their main task and adjust your style.
Our verdict
Most useful one-page model.
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