# Episode 291: 291. They Said "One Minute Manager" Would Embarrass Him. It Sold 15 Million Copies, With Martha Lawrence

- **Date:** 2026-04-09
- **Guests:** Martha Lawrence
- **Duration:** 2811s
- **Listen:** https://truthliesandwork.com/291

## Segments (10)

- [The professors who said Ken couldn't write](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-the-professors-who-said-ken-couldn-t-write.md) — interview, start 0s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=0)
- [Martha's journey from Simon & Schuster to Ken Blanchard](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-martha-s-journey-from-simon-schuster-to-ken-blanchard.md) — interview, start 202s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=202)
- [Why 100 pages changed business publishing forever](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-why-100-pages-changed-business-publishing-forever.md) — interview, start 352s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=352)
- [The parents who shaped Ken's leadership philosophy](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-the-parents-who-shaped-ken-s-leadership-philosophy.md) — interview, start 547s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=547)
- [The calculated decision behind the short book](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-the-calculated-decision-behind-the-short-book.md) — interview, start 696s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=696)
- [Ken and Tom Peters — fast friends](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-ken-and-tom-peters-fast-friends.md) — interview, start 879s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=879)
- [Would The One Minute Manager work if released today?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-would-the-one-minute-manager-work-if-released-today.md) — interview, start 1027s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=1027)
- [Stories that stop you in your tracks](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-stories-that-stop-you-in-your-tracks.md) — interview, start 1036s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=1036)
- [What leading with love really looks like in practice](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-what-leading-with-love-really-looks-like-in-practice.md) — interview, start 1251s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=1251)
- [Getting yourself out of the way](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/291-getting-yourself-out-of-the-way.md) — interview, start 1433s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/291?t=1433)