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 enlarge | Authors: Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, Ethan Willis
Publisher: Doubleday Business
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 855
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0385526024
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.11
EAN: 9780385526029
ASIN: 0385526024
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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 Weak May 17, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The stories in this dreadful One Minute tome are told in a way that isn't realistic. People don't just don't speak like the characters in this weak, so-called helpful book for entrepreneurs do.
But nevermind that.
I read The One Minute Manager 14 years ago and I recall enjoying it and coming away with a couple of pointers. Maybe I was not only younger but more easily impressed then. If you must read this hokey book, and you find it as boring and unhelpful as I found it, then at least save yourself some time and skip to the end of each chapter where you'll find such gems of advice as "Ambition is the fuel that can drive life-changing events." Or, "If nobody will pay you to do what you love, you have a hobby, not a career." I kept waiting for there to be something better, but it didn't come.
Just watch the video above. I think it speaks for itself. The author's trying really hard to sell you on this unhelpful book.
This book is about Common Sense 101: work hard, keep the cash flowing, strive for balance in your life, and treat others with respect.
Maybe All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten would be more apt of a guide. I'd follow one point of advice from that book regarding 1-minute Entrepreneur:
Flush.
 Buy this title! It is a story with great lessons and its fun.... May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mr. Blanchard is a master story teller in regards to business. This little book will consume less than two hours. The lessons revealed can take an entire career to discover on your own.
Jud and Terri have a dream. Jud learns early on that the best source of information about success is given to us through quality relationships. He pays close attention to the successful people that he meets in his life. Jud and his wife, Terri start their dream business and begin to feel their dreams coming to fruition. Then life delivers its personal and professional twist and turns. Things start to go awry. Through their relationships they recieve fabulous advise and finally achieve a successful reality beyond their greatest ambitions.
If you are looking for a quick and powerful set of standards for your career and your business, OME is another sure fire best-seller from Ken Blanchard.
Don't wait, buy it today. It's great Kindlized too!
Comments are always welcome.
Outstanding May 12, 2008
I like this short and to the point book, told over in a form of storytelling instead of an advise book, the fable characters are Jed and Terri and they are trying to succeed at business and life. During the course of the book we meet with different advisors they use including a guy they call "tremendous" who is the real Charlie "tremendous" Jones. They take his advise along with many other "real" advisors and put together quite an impressive read.
The CEO's of this country are implementing the ideas of this book, and you can too (servant leadership etc). Its cutting edge and common sense.
"A Super-charged Creation!" May 10, 2008
A highly thought provoking book, and something we all need to gain more knowledge about no matter what. I know you will enjoy and be engaged in this book.One Man's Love Story - A Near-Death Experience
Good Balance Between Story and Principles May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The One-Minute Entrepreneur engages you in the story while it enlightens you about the journey. That is, with the typical business book, you're hoping up to pick up a few gems to run your business more effectively, reap better results, or ratchet up your career a few notches. But here, you find yourself actually rooting for the hero--and hoping that he makes the best personal decisions as well as business decisions. Bingo--for you and the hero. Hutson and Blanchard give solid business principles here, plus guidelines for acting with personal integrity and building relationships through networking.
Good balance between story and principles. Highly recommended.
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