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Leadership and the One Minute Manager is an invaluable guide to developing personalized leadership qualities, which will help the leaders bring out the best out of their staff and subordinates. Summary of the Book Leadership and the One Minute Manager authored by Kenneth Blanchard and management gurus, Patricia and Drea Zigarmi is a book on management techniques and varied leadership styles. This book will prove to be extremely beneficial in managing different situations and people. The book comprises of several simple and highly effective instructions on becoming a successful and inspiring leader. Unique ways of motivating different kinds of people, along with the effective styles of Situational Leadership are also described in the book. Situational Leadership is a simple system that disapproves the conventional ways of treating all subordinates equally. The book guides the readers on how to tailor their management skills to handle individual employees. This book also provides clear and extensive information on how to support and motivate each employee based on their skill-set and the demands of the situation. Leadership And The One Minute Manager provides clear and lucid instructions on how to grow into a flexible and successful leader. About the Authors Drea Zigarmi is a prolific motivational speaker and management consultant. He completed his Master’s in Humanistic Education and has completed his PhD from the University of Massachusetts. Kenneth Hartley Blanchard is a renowned American management expert. He has co-authored over 30 bestselling books including Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service, Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership, and Gung Ho! Turn On the People in Any Organization. Patricia Zigarmi is a management consultant and currently the Vice President of Business Development in The Ken Blanchard Companies.