![]() One minute goals work in a similar manner. As a result, both you and me are satisfied with the job. On the other hand, if I ask you to sweep the room and arrange the books, you know exactly what you need to do. You would not know whether to sweep the room, place everything in order, arrange the books in the shelf or do all the three. Say, for example, if I ask you to clean the room. Unless you are sure of what is it that you need to do, you keep beating around the bush without producing the accurate results. ![]() On the other hand, if you know you need 5 points to win and you have scored 3 points, you will try your best to get the other 2 points. If you are playing football and you are not aware of how many points you scored, you would lose interest in the game after a certain point. One minute goal setting is an important tool for management because it provides immediate feedback to the worker. It’s named that way because each goal should only take a minute to read. When deciding upon the desired goal and the performance standards, you record it on a single sheet of paper. One minute goal setting is about being aware of what is expected from the beginning. The one minute manager shares the secrets of his success with the young man, which are as follows: First Secret: One Minute Goals Then the young man comes across a manager who calls himself “the one minute manager” as it took very little time for him to get big results from people. He was looking for an effective manager who was interested in the people as well as the results so that both the people and the organization gained in his management. Their people gained while their organizations lost. He also meets ‘democratic’ managers who are concerned only about the people. Their organizations gained while their people lost. In his search, he meets some ‘autocratic’ managers who are only concerned about the results. It is about a young man who is in search of an effective manager and is willing to work for one. The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson is a remarkable book about management. You have to know the right things to do if you want to bring out the best in them.
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