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Holly’s book…is an indispensable reference guide for today’s leaders and managers.”
–Paul Brown, President, Expedia.com

“Holly takes all the theories about business and turns them into something leaders and managers everywhere can apply to make their business more successful. This is the real stuff!”
–Joel Kocher, Chairman, Groundswell, and former President, Dell Computer Company

MORE THAN A MINUTE

How to Be an Effective Leader and Manager in Today’s Changing World

SAN DIEGO, California (September 2008) – Drawing on over 20 years of experience in management, leadership, and organizational consulting, Holly Green outlines how the changing world and workplace have affected what were once considered the most effective management approaches . In her new book, More Than a Minute: How to Be an Effective Leader and Manager in Today’s Changing World (Career Press, Sept 2008), Green provides a refreshing new look at the original “secrets” of effective managers explored in The One Minute Manager more than 25 years ago.

More Than a Minute provides readers the rationale and thought processes behind what makes a good modern-day leader or manager, giving them the initial tools and training they need to develop and grow as effective managers and leaders for today’s workforce. As a well-established, long-time industry practitioner and consultant, Green has filled More Than a Minute with time-proven best practices and real-life business applications used by companies around the globe to illustrate and inspire managers to focus, motivate and engage employees to achieve results and strengthen an organization from within.

Having served as president of The Ken Blanchard Companies, Green worked closely with Blanchard, the original co-author of The One Minute Manager first published in 1981. However, Green is also acutely aware that significant changes in the workforce have changed the definition of manager these days and shares her fresh perspective on how to be a better manager in More Than a Minute.

Outlining simple and straightforward processes in More Than a Minute, Green guides readers to use the tools and templates provided to apply the principles as effectively as possible to:

• Think about and conduct strategic planning at the company and team levels
• Set or uncover the goals in your organization
• Inform, inspire, and engage your employees in the strategies and goals
• Realign actions of employees to achieve higher results
• Continue learning and leveraging your strengths

More Than a Minute is not about the theory of leading and managing: it is about the doing in today’s world and achieving measurable results.

About the Author

Holly Green, CEO of THE HUMAN FACTOR, INC. has experience as a CEO, board member and consultant to FORTUNE 500 companies and start-ups alike. She has been an employee and consultant for multinational corporations including The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, Dell Computer, Bass Hotels & Resorts, Sony Electronics, BD, Expedia, Inc., RealNetworks, Microsoft and Google.

Holly conducts more than 50 workshops annually for Vistage, the world’s largest CEO membership organization. She is also a frequent keynote speaker for numerous corporate and professional association clients and has extensive experience in political strategy at the local, state and Presidential levels. Her recently published book, More Than A Minute: How To Be An Effective Leader & Manager In Today’s Changing World (Career Press, September 2008) lends voice to her corporate experience and goes beyond the theory of leading and managing by providing practical action oriented information to those aspiring for greatness in business.

Previously the President of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a global consulting and training organization as well as LumMed, Inc. a biotech start up, Holly is known as someone who gets things done and has led turnarounds as well as hyper growth organizations.

Holly is also on the staff at Webster University and teaches courses in the graduate program. She volunteers for numerous organizations, is a well admired mentor, and spends 10-15% of her time each week doing pro bono work. Holly lives in San Diego, California and is married with two beautiful children.

For more information on More Than a Minute or Holly Green, visit http://morethanaminute.com or call 858.401.9380.

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More Than a Minute:
How to Be an Effective Leader and Manager in Today’s Changing World
by Holly G. Green
Career Press; September 2008
Paperback: $15.99; 240 pages
EAN: 978-1-60163-033-9