Aung Sithar - One Minute Manager and Leadership

He spoke to many managers. Military officers, government officials, construction managers, university principals, office workers, foundation directors, bank managers, restaurant, bar, hotel managers, all kinds of people. He spoke to all kinds of men and women, young and old.

He went in and out of all kinds of offices. Small, large, luxurious, messy. He explored how people governed people.

"But he wasn't satisfied or liked anything he saw."

He also met managers who were very strict. There were managers who thought they were the best. They usually thought they were good enough. But their assistants had a different view.

When you walk into the office of one of these managers and ask them, "What kind of manager do you think you are?"...

Their answer is unique.

I am a "leader, I stay at the top." I am a person who doesn't give up, I am a practical person, and I am stubborn.

He could see their arrogant tone and focus on results.

I've also met managers who are kind to their employees. People who care about the success or failure of the business and only care about their employees.

Some of them also think of themselves as good rulers. But the opinion of the people above them is the opposite.

When the young man asked them, "What kind of manager do you think you are?", they heard answers like, "I am a democrat, I am a collaborator, I am a supporter, I am a very humane person."

I could see pride and a people-centric mentality in their tone.

The young man doesn't like them either. As expected. Most managers in the world are interested in results, whether they are interested in food or not, and they only care about people.

Managers who focus on results are called authoritarian, strict, bossy, etc. Managers who are lenient with their people are referred to as democratic.

No one found it to his liking.

He returned home disappointed. He almost gave up on his world-wide search for a manager. But luckily, he knew exactly what kind of manager he wanted.

In fact, both types of managers are effective to a certain extent. The young man considers them to be only half-managers. He believes that an effective manager is one who can manage both the business and his subordinates in a way that benefits them.

The young man searched everywhere for a manager. But the effective managers he found were very few. And they all didn't want to tell him the secret.

He began to think that he would never find a way to become a good manager.

Soon, he heard stories about a manager in his town and a nearby town who was efficient and effective. People wanted to work for him and they were successful together. If this message was true, he knew that a manager had emerged who would tell him a secret.

I immediately called the strange manager and asked to see him, and his secretary transferred the phone and let me speak directly. Except for Wednesday morning, the rest of the week is fine. When I said, "Choose your time," the young man paused for a moment, wondering what kind of manager he would be. But he was happy.

He went to see that manager.