The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey
The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey by Ken Blanchard, published by HarperCollins on November 28, 1989, is a concise guide that addresses time management and effective supervision. This first edition, comprising 144 pages, presents a straightforward concept: managers should not take on problems that do not belong to them. Through a humorous and relatable scenario, the book illustrates how managers can become overwhelmed by issues that should be resolved by their staff, ultimately hindering productivity.
Readers will discover practical strategies for delegating responsibilities and managing their time more effectively. The book introduces Oncken’s Four Rules of Monkey Management, which aim to help managers regain control over their workload and ensure that each problem is addressed by the appropriate team member. By focusing on these principles, managers can learn to prioritize their tasks and enhance their overall efficiency in the workplace.
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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!
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