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Manager
Work
III
A Healthy Lifestyle Is
the Key to Success
IT
WORKS!
Books by D. W. Edington
FRONTIERS OF EXERCISE BIOLOGY
The
One
Minute
Manager'
Balances
Work
and Life
Ken Blanchard, D.W. Edington,
Marjorie Blanchard
Illustrations by Ron Weil
with Frank Eisenzimmer
Quill
William Morrow
New York
www.williammorrow.com
The Symbol
The
One
Minute
Manager's
Introduction
I am excited about republishing The One Minute
Manager Gets Fit as part of the personal
development series for The One Minute Manager
Library. I think renaming it The One Minute
Manager Balances Work and Life is appropriate
as we move into the rapidly changing stressinducing twenty-first century. Everyone is asking
for help in a time when the only predictable things
in life are death, taxes, and change.
In this episode of the One Minute Manager,
our hero has a different kind of visitor. He gets a
call from a college professor who comes not to
learn but to teach. In the process, the One Minute
Manager learns that the key to getting balance in
your life and managing stress is taking the time
to work on your fitness and health. Not only does
he learn that working on his physical well-being
makes a real difference in his own life, but he
realizes that through a health-promotion program
he can make a significant impact on the
satisfaction and performance of the people in his
company. It becomes crystal clear to the One
Minute Manager that healthy people not only feel
good about themselves but they produce good
results.
Dedicated
to
Marilyn P. Edington
a health promotion consultant
to corporations
for
Foreword
I was excited to learn that Ken Blanchard had
Founding Chairman
U.S. Olympic Committee
Sports Medicine Council
If
you don't
watch out,
success
could kill
you!
14 I An Unusual Call
One
Minute
An Unusual Call I 15
16 I A Scare
TJL HE
A Scare I 17
18 I A Scare
w,
Minute
Manager,
thinking
about
his
own
"It's not only unrealistic, but if you had a stressfree life, you'd be dead."
"So the issue," smiled the One Minute Manager,
"is managing stress, not being afraid of it."
STRAIN
STRESS
JOB
CONNECTEDNESS JOB
FAMILY
FAMILY
PERSONAL
PERSONAL
TONE
Moderators to Stress I 25
26 I Moderators to Stress
Moderators to Stress I 27
28 I Moderators to Stress
properly."
"Why do you start there?"
which to
generate
specific
feedback."
32 I Getting Started
ttnr
A,
equipment.
about the
"Exercise
is
certainly
something
am
The
difference
is
choice.
That's
what
Today health,
more than ever
before,
is the outcome
of the way
you choose to
lead your life.
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Premature
Death/
Disability
Chronic
Signs &
Symptoms
High-Level
Feeling
OK
Wellness/
Maximum
Performance
doctors
have
become
interested
in
A Healthy Lifestyle I 47
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L.
I worked on my lifestyle and was able to
change all my 'no' answers to 'yes' answers,
would I live longer?" wondered the One Minute
Manager.
"That's
amazing,"
said
the
One
Minute
Receiving Feedback I 53
54 I Receiving Feedback
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Train . . .
don't
strain
w.
Manager.
"The
professor tells
me
you're
60 I The Logic
"i
change," said the professor to Armstrong, "and I
think he's all thawed out and ready for
"The
One
Minute
Manager.
The Logic I 61
IF
HEALTHIER PEOPLE
are
BETTER
EMPLOYEES
AND
BETTER
EMPLOYEES
provide
GAINS FOR THE
ORGANIZATION
THEN
HEALTHIER PEOPLE
provide
GAINS FOR THE
ORGANIZATION
62 I The Facts
ttnr
showed
the
One
Minute
Manager
an
THE FACTS*
$4,000. The strong association between high turnover rates and ill
health is said to be clear.
*These facts have been widespread in the health-care-cost literature over the last several
years.
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THE BENEFITS*
We have found that our employees are now making more appropriate
use of the health system. They are going for help for the right reasons
at the right time.
66 I Understanding Change
ttnp
JL HOSE results are almost too good to
believe," said the One Minute Manager.
"I agree," said Armstrong. "It took tremendous
effort from all our employees. There has been a lot
ofbehavior change going on. I should also mention
that we are beginning to examine the impact of
various aspects of the company on employee
wellness, including such things as: work and
safety habits, environmental factors such as air
flow and temperature, and organizational matters
like structure, performance-review procedures,
and the elements ofjob and supervisor satisfaction
and dissatisfaction. We are finding that this
analysis has led us to more and better
communication with our people, as well as to the
development of improved management-training
programs. We have a long way to go in this area,
but our efforts have again demonstrated our longterm commitment to our employees and to the
health of the organization. It's a real change
effort."
Understanding Change I 67
was
about to
launch
his
or her own
Manager.
"He is now, but not by profession," said
Armstrong. "In fact, Leonard is a mechanical
engineer by trade. The professor and his staff have
trained several of our people to present the
various health-promotion sessions. This session
concludes
our
ten-session
series
for
these
managers."
"What are the topics of these sessions besides
behavior change?" wondered the One Minute
Manager.
"They also have sessions on lifestyle, heart
disease and stroke, fitness and exercise, alcohol
abuse,
giving up smoking, safety and
environmental precautions, nutrition and eating
68 I Understanding Change
Understanding Change I 69
70 I Understanding Change
Understanding Change I 71
72 I Understanding Change
what
this
exercise
was
all
about
CHANGE."
Understanding Change I 73
Uncomfortable
Awkward
Silly
Self-conscious
Why?
Embarrassed
74 I Understanding Change
neighborhood
or
follow
any
of our
Understanding Change I 75
76 I Understanding Change
Understanding Change I 77
To
keep on track,
most of us
for us.
Understanding Change I 79
80 I Understanding Change
Understanding Change I 81
82 I Understanding Change
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*FTER everyone had read the plaque and
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HAT I do,"
But when you are all alone in the car, the only
reminder is your commitment. Keeping stress
under control and sleeping six to eight hours each
night to wake up refreshed may both fall in line if
you get into a regular exercise program.
"I would hope so," said the One Minute
Manager. "What would be a good beginning
exercise program?"
"I would start with walking or swimming."
"Since I'm not a swimmer, and in fact have
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connectedness,
and
A Lifestyle Change I 95
96 I Coaching to Win
//
Commitment!
. . . not
announcements,
make the
difference.
98 I Coaching to Win
Feedback
is the
Breakfast of Champions
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s,"HORTLY after he began his second threemonth period, the One Minute Manager began to
evaluate various approaches for a healthpromotion program in his company. He found the
scope ranged from well-publicized programs like
First Chicago, Progressive Insurance Company,
Steelcase, UAW/General Motors and Xerox with
their
million-dollar
facilites
and
full-time
with
GREATER
commitment
to
excellence.
In a stress-producing world,
Where it seems
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Praisings
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healthy lifestyle.
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For all those busy, achieving people with overcrowded schedules, here is
a useful blueprint that shows how to manage stress and make a lifetime
commitment to fitness and well-being. By following four important strategies
for balancing a complicated life, everyone can get their bodies back into
shape and their lives into proper perspective. The One Minute Manager
Balances Work and Life offers a way to achieve not only a new, healthier
style of living but increased productivity as well. For the millions of readers
of Ken Blanchard's bestselling booksincluding Raving Fans and Gung
Ho!here's invaluable advice for getting the most out of life.
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