The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey

The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey

Product Description

One simple idea can set you free: Don't take on a problem if it isn't yours! One of the most liberating books in the extraordinary One Minute Manager Library teaches managers an unforgettable lesson: how to have time to do what they want and need to do. The authors tell why managers who accept every problem given them by their staffs become hopeless bottlenecks. With a vivid, humorous, and too-familar scenario they show a manager loaded down by all the monkeys that have jumped from their rightful owners onto his back. Then step by step they show how managers can free themselves from doing everyone else's job and ensure that every problem is handled by the proper staff person. By using Oncken's Four Rules of Monkey Management managers will learn to become effective supervisors of time, energy, and talent -- especially their own.

If you have ever wondered why you are in the office on the weekends and your staff is on the golf course, The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey is for youit's priceless!

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #273569 in Books
* Published on: 1989-11-28
* Released on: 1989-11-28
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 137 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
In this latest in the One Minute Manager series, the authors chastise executives who never have time for family or their own job enhancement because they accept too many responsibilities--"monkeys" clinging to their backs--that properly belong to their staffs. Based on seminars conducted by the late Oncken, the book explains in simple-minded if abstract terms how to achieve a balance between supervision and delegation for reduced tension and improved productivity. "There is a high correlation between self-reliance and morale," stress the authors. With humor and logic they describe the delicate business of assigning monkeys to the right masters and keeping them healthy, i.e., fed and cared for: " . . . if monkeys are managed properly, you don't have to manage people so much." Unequivocal assignments, proper coaching and interim check-ups, according to this program, can lead to effective delegation and, with it, a better life at home and office. BOMC selection.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

--Booklist
"Helpful, insightful...fits the one-minute theme perfectly."

--Forrest Patton, Author of Psychology of Closing Sales; President, Patton Communications Houston, Texas
"Outstanding! Delightful reading and first-rate advice."

Customer Reviews

"It's tough to work for a nervous boss; especially if you are the one who's making your boss nervous."
Solving problems (or as Blanchard refers to them... monkeys) is something everyone must get better at throughout life. Regardless if you are in the field of business, medical, or even in parenting, solving problems is a big part of being successful every day. That's why I think this book is for everyone. I personally took away valuable knowledge on how to delegate properly and keep a team of people moving in the same direction. One of the great arts of management is delegation and the principles in this book are simply fantastic ideas that when applied, do work. This book cost me $12 and it's helped to make companies I've worked for millions. Pretty good value!

1 minute manager meets the monkey
all of us take on monkeys inadverntly, trick is getting rid of them & recognizing their presence. this is a manual 2 help

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
It's an easy read with great information that any manager can implement immediately. The step by step approach with anecdotal stories on how to apply each step were helpful.The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey (One Minute Manager)