num_pages: 126
description: Ken Blanchard's phenomenal bestsellers such as The One Minute Manager and Raving Fans have made him a globally recognized business legend. Millions look to Blanchard for innovative approaches to management leadership customer service and much more. Now he has joined with noted business author Steve Gottry to explore one of the most common and insidious problems plaguing the workplaceprocrastination.The On-Time On-Target Manager is the story of Bob a typical middle manager who puts things off to the last minute. As a result he misses deadlines because his lack of focus causes him to accomplish meaningless tasks before getting to the important things. Like many professionals Bob rationalizes justifies and tries to explain. Luckily Bob is sent to his company's CEOwhich stands for Chief Effectiveness Officerwho 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 transform himself from a crisis-prone Last-Minute manager into a productive On-Time On-Target manager.With this engaging parable Blanchard and Gottry offer practical strategies any professional can put into practice to improve his or her performance.
language: English
title: The On-Time, On-Target Manager: How a "Last-Minute Manager" Conquered Procrastination
publisher: William Morrow