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
About the Author
Dr. Ken Blanchard is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. In addition to being a renowned speaker and consultant, Ken also spends time as a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees.
Ken has received many awards and honors for his contributions in the fields of management, leadership, and speaking. The National Speakers Association awarded him its highest honor, the "Council of Peers Award of Excellence." He was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame by Training magazine and Lakewood Conferences, and he received the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International. Ken also received The Thought Leadership Award for continued support of work-related learning and performance by ISA--The Association of Learning Providers. Ken has been inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 best-selling authors of all time. The business school at Grand Canyon University bears his name. In addition, Ken teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego.
Born in New Jersey and raised in New York, Ken received a master's degree from Colgate University, and a bachelor's and PhD from Cornell University. An avid golfer, Ken belongs to the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland.
Industry Reviews
"This book has an important message for all managers who wonder why they're working nights and weekends while their assistants are relaxing."--Rudolf Soloman, "San Francisco Examiner""Helpful, insightful...fits the one-minute theme perfectly."--"Booklist""Unbeliebable! Three of today's literary business giants have temaed up to write an all-time best seller for business people everywhere."--Charles "Red" Scott, President and CEO Intermark Inc. and The Trident Group Ltd."Bill Oncken's 'Managing Mangaement Time--Who's Got the Monkey?' story was profound, entertaining, and practical--lots of insights that can readily be incorporated into your life. I strongly recommend that you read "The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey."..a whole new dimension will be revealed to you."--Jack Linkletter, President Linkletter Enterprises Costa Mesa, California"Outstanding! Delightful reading and first-rate advice."--Forrest Patton, Author of "Psychology of Closing Sales; " President, Patton Communications Houston, Texas"The 'Monkey Story' humorously illustrates invaluable principles for managers at all levels, principles that can be put to use immediately."--Phil Pellegrino, Vice President of Sales, Oscar Mayer Food Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin
