About the Author:
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard is a management expert and writer. His other books include The One Minute Manager: The Quickest Way to Increase Your Own Prosperity, Mission Possible: Becoming A World-Class Organization While There's Still Time, The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams, and Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change. Kenneth Blanchard earned a degree in Government and Philosophy from Cornell University. He then completed his postgraduate degree in Sociology and Counselling from Colgate University. He earned his Doctorate in Education Administration and Leadership from Cornell University. He has co-authored numerous books on management and leadership. William Oncken Jr. was an author, trainer and speaker. Monkey Business: Are You Controlling Events or Are Events Controlling You?, and Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? are some of his other books. Oncken Jr. was born in 1912 in Buffalo, New York. He held a degree in Physics and worked on the Manhattan Project. He spoke at many universities and also wrote articles for many periodicals. He passed away in the year 1988.
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.
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