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!

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. (nov.)

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