With Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard applies his pioneering management method to the subject all business people have been crying out for - how to achieve power, freedom and autonomy in an ever more hectic working environment...

With Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard applies his pioneering management method to the subject all business people have been crying out for - how to achieve power, freedom and autonomy in an ever more hectic working environment. This captivating business parable demonstrates how to develop the right mindset and the skills needed to take personal responsibility, liberating you from a culture of finding excuses and empowering you to achieve success. Building on the knowledge of The One Minute Manager, three tricks of self leadership will give you all the techniques you need to keep growing, learning and achieving. In the 20 years since Ken Blanchard co-authored The One Minute Manager, he has written 18 bestsellers and the series has sold over 13 million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. Susan Fowler and Laurence Hawkins are co-developers with Ken Blanchard of Situational Self Leadership, one of the world's leading self-empowerment programmes which focuses on taking initiative even when you're not in charge.

Introduction by Ken Blanchard
1 Do You Believe in Magic?
2 People Are Not Mind Readers
3 Elephant Thinking
4 Cycles of Power
5 Diagnose Yourself
6 Getting What You Need
7 Running Together
8 No Excuses
9 One Minute Magic
Appendix: The Business Card Trick
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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