The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
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When a person goes to the boss with a problem and the boss agrees to do something about it, the monkey is off his back and onto the boss's. How can managers avoid these leaping monkeys? Here is priceless advice from three famous experts: how managers can meet their own priorities, give back other people's monkeys, and let them solve their own problems. Review: Extremely Helpful for New Managers — A Must-Read for Any Leader - The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey is one of the most practical management books I’ve ever used in my career. It delivers a simple but powerful message: understand who owns the work and who is responsible for managing it. Many new managers struggle with this—tasks get delegated upward instead of downward, workloads get confused, and leaders often find themselves doing the work for their employees rather than guiding them. This book breaks down that dynamic brilliantly through the “monkey” analogy, helping managers see when they’ve accidentally taken on someone else’s responsibility. As a Director, I found this book invaluable. I used its principles with all of my managers and supervisors, and it made a clear difference in accountability, clarity, and team performance. The lessons are straightforward, memorable, and immediately applicable in real-world environments, especially for managers who are still learning how to balance doing the work vs. overseeing it. If you’re leading a team—or developing new leaders—this book is a quick read that pays dividends for years. Review: I gave it to two managers, including my own - With the same easy readability of other titles in the One Minute Manager series, the Monkey is a clear metaphor for taking on the responsibilities of subordinates in overt and subtle ways. I recognized the pattern not only in my own behavior, but also in a manager in my company and another in a non-profit organization. I got a copy for both of them, to help them understand that there's a difference between helping people to live up to their responsibilities and taking on their responsibilities themselves. Good read for anybody, whether they are a manager or someone being managed. Buy it, then give it to someone else who needs it!
| Best Sellers Rank | #13,576 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Management Science #111 in Business Management (Books) #174 in Leadership & Motivation |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,604 Reviews |
A**R
Extremely Helpful for New Managers — A Must-Read for Any Leader
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey is one of the most practical management books I’ve ever used in my career. It delivers a simple but powerful message: understand who owns the work and who is responsible for managing it. Many new managers struggle with this—tasks get delegated upward instead of downward, workloads get confused, and leaders often find themselves doing the work for their employees rather than guiding them. This book breaks down that dynamic brilliantly through the “monkey” analogy, helping managers see when they’ve accidentally taken on someone else’s responsibility. As a Director, I found this book invaluable. I used its principles with all of my managers and supervisors, and it made a clear difference in accountability, clarity, and team performance. The lessons are straightforward, memorable, and immediately applicable in real-world environments, especially for managers who are still learning how to balance doing the work vs. overseeing it. If you’re leading a team—or developing new leaders—this book is a quick read that pays dividends for years.
D**N
I gave it to two managers, including my own
With the same easy readability of other titles in the One Minute Manager series, the Monkey is a clear metaphor for taking on the responsibilities of subordinates in overt and subtle ways. I recognized the pattern not only in my own behavior, but also in a manager in my company and another in a non-profit organization. I got a copy for both of them, to help them understand that there's a difference between helping people to live up to their responsibilities and taking on their responsibilities themselves. Good read for anybody, whether they are a manager or someone being managed. Buy it, then give it to someone else who needs it!
C**E
must read for managers
If you read One Minute Manager, you'll appreciate how easy & quickly you can read this book. I read the book on a recent flight (book is a fast read). I had to laugh as the author described mistakes managers make when dealing with their subordinates. I recognized mistakes that I was making as I read along. After the flight, my staff saw immediate changes in my management style. I AND they are better for me applying lessons I learned from the book. If you manager people, want them to grow, have more time to concentrate on your important tasks, I highly recommend you read this book. I thought so much of it, I bought a copy for a business associate whom I know to manager personnel. He called to tell me how much he learned while reading the book.
J**K
One minute mgr
Good tool
D**K
This book will give you time
I am very impressed with this book, and I expect to return it it again and again. It put order to the vague management principles I already understood and provided a format in which to organize my management methods. The amount of time I expect to receive back through better and systematic management was well worth the couple of hours it took to read the book.
M**M
Great read!
I got this book for a college class and I LOVED it! I would recommend this to any and everyone that has ever taken on more then they should both in a work and professional aspect of their lives! I will forever be grateful for what I have learned in this short easy read!!!
J**S
Must read
Awesome book
A**R
Excellent resource--easy reading, practical advice!
Excellent resource--easy reading, practical advice! I've given the book to all the managers in my company.
B**V
Read carefully
Very useful book! I recommend it.
L**E
Monkeys on your shoulders
Great book that I bought for friend and is my second purchase. Very good read to ensure you understand how you can take on people’s issues, responsibilities etc and those issues are illustrated as monkeys. Would and have bought this again and recommend.
社**目
仕事の振り方を教えてくれる本
TOEIC700点前後で、読み終わるのに合計８時間くらいでした。 どんな仕事でも自分で抱え込まないと不安で仕方がなく、なかなか人に仕事を渡せない人へオススメの一冊です。 主に部下のマネジメントのために上司が読むように作られているようですが、部下が読んで、こういう仕事の渡し方をしてくださいと上司に提案するのもいいかもしれません。
D**N
A must read for everyone that is managing staff
Seriously everyone there are many books out there that you should read - I would put this at top of the list along with MUltipliers. It really gives you an insight into how best managing yourself, your relationship with your manager and more importantly your team. Get this and Multipliers and combine the contents together to take you the next level.
P**A
un must read pour les managers
Ce livre se lit comme un roman et malgré le fait qu'il soit très court il est très éclairant sur les dysfonctionnements de certaines organisations, et si vous ne l'avez pas lu peut-être là vôtre !
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