
The On-Time, On-Target Manager
How a Last-Minute Manager Conquered Procrastination
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Brian Corrigan
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The On-Time, On-Target Manager tells the highly recognizable story of Bob, a middle manager who tends to put things off to the last minute. He misses deadlines, rationalizes, justifies, and tries to explain. Luckily, Bob is sent to his company's CEO, a new kind of CEO, the "Chief Effectiveness Officer", who helps him deal with the three negative side effects of procrastination: lateness, poor work quality, and stress to himself and others. Bob learns how to overcome procrastination, and transforms himself into a productive On-Time, On-Target Manager through the Three P strategy.
With this engaging parable, Blanchard and Gottry tackle the problem of procrastination head-on, offering practical strategies any professional can immediately put into practice to improve his or her performance.
©2003 Ken Blanchard and Steve Gottry (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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"The audio lesson is cleverly framed as an opportunity to be one's best, and the story used to unfold the lesson is both charming and current." (AudioFile)
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A great career/life check
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What did you like best about The On-Time, On-Target Manager? What did you like least?
+ quick read/listen, in the One Minute Manager style. Liked the "Bill of Rights" and have memorized it; one good way to think about a project and organizing a team around project management. Didn't think the story line was as powerful as other Blanchard books.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
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noI think I'll put off this review.
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The story is just stupid. Just give us the info, without the cheezy nonsenseHas The On-Time, On-Target Manager turned you off from other books in this genre?
ProbablyWould you be willing to try another one of Brian Corrigan’s performances?
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Hard to say. If you can stomach the garbage, there is some useful stuff there.Some not bad advice, stupid presentation
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Learning to beat Procrastination
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great book
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