The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. is the Chairman of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc., and co-author of The One Minute Manager and Putting The One Minute Manager to Work. Kenneth Blanchard's leadership concepts have been employed by Mobil Oil, Chase Manhattan Bank, IBM, Xerox and many other fast-growing large and small companies. Dr. Blanchard received his B.A. from Cornell University in government and philosophy, an M.A. from Colgate in sociology and counselling, and a Ph.D. from Cornell in administration and management. He is now Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

William Oncken, Jr. is the Chairman of The William Oncken Corporation, author of the bestselling book Managing Management Time and co-author of the all-time-most-requested Harvard Business Review article "Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey?" (based on his renowned seminar of the same name), William Oncken, Jr. is best known for his exciting, no-holds-barred delivery of his management concepts. His unique approach and solution to management problems is used by managers worldwide at companies large and small including General Mills, AT&T, IBM and Chevron. Mr. Oncken received his B.A. in physics from Princeton University and pursued graduate studies at Columbia University. In his varied career he has been a physics instructor, geophysicist, Naval Officer, government official and a business executive.

The William Oncken Corporation is located in Dallas, Texas and Kenneth Blanchard's company is in Escondido, California.

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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