Software Reviews : Putting the One Minute Manager to Work,Version 1 Publisher: Spinnaker Software Corp.,One Kendall Sq.,Cambridge,MA 02139 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Two 5.25-inch disks (not copy protected),one 3.5-inch disk (not copy protected),24-page manual Price: $99.95 Machine Specificity: IBM PC/XT/AT,Compaq,Tandy 1000,compatibles: IBM PS/2 series;Tandy 3000 System Requirements: Two 5.25-inch drives,128K,MS DOS 2.1 or higher;or one 3.5-inch drive,256K,MS DOS 2.1 or higher Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

This package, directed at practicing managers, uses the computer to maintain and organize the information necessary for implementing the "one minute" approach to management popularized by Blanchard and Lorber in Putting the One Minute Manager to Work (William Morrow, 1985). It allows managers to track individual employee and workteam goal attainment. Proper use of this package is expected to improve management of employee behavior and enhance employee motivation, resulting in increased productivity.