60 seconds

The One Minute Manager is a bestseller by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The book tells a story of three techniques of an effective manager: one minute goals, one minute praise and one minute reprimands.

 The three simple tools, each taking 60 seconds or less, but can tremendously improve how managers do their job: getting people to stay motivated, happy and deliver great work. Each takes only a minute but is of lasting benefit.

 

The conciseness or the shortness of expression increases effectiveness and efficiency. On the other hand, long windedness leads to ambiguity or divergence. While brevity ensures focus and clarity, long-windedness leads to confusion in the communication.

 

Those who speak less often speak best as they get to the point without beating around the bush. Most speak more because they seek to impress the other. But we must remember that it is more important to express aptly.

 

Hence we must speak for less than 60 second every time we communicate goals, praise or reprimand. The one minute frame works for other things as well: giving instructions, sharing feelings, presenting ideas and the list goes on.

 

60 seconds is more than need

When focus you seek to feed!

 

- Pravin K. Sabnis