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The book attempts to point out a number of ways to deal with these monkeys and management. First, it states that every monkey requires someone to work on it and someone to oversee the task to its completion. Secondly, eliminating other people's monkeys creates more time for oneself with others. Thirdly, the sure way to instill responsibility in others is to give them responsibility. Moreover, excellent management is about maximizing on 'hands off' managerial style and minimizing on 'hands on' form of management. .
These are vital lessons that touch on the lives of everyone. The book offers a four step procedure to accomplish this. First, identify the monkey. This requires that a dialogue relating to a particular problem be upheld until the next course of action is determined. Secondly, assign someone to tend to the monkey. This should always be done to the lowest subordinate staff suited to handle the issue. The third step is termed as insuring the monkey and entails offering recommendations or advice to the subordinate staff assigned to carry the monkey. The final step is checking up on the monkey. The manager must conduct consistent follow up on all monkeys to ensure they are healthy. Following these steps will not only ensure that the manager can, more effectively, do his or her job, but it will see to it that problems get solved in an efficient, timely manner. .
What do you do when faced with a big change in your life? "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson offers a simple view of the different ways we can deal with change. The book traces the nature and complexity of change that occurs in a maze where four imaginary characters have different approaches to confronting a situation at hand. The four imaginary characters in the story represent the complex and simple parts of all human beings regardless of their different attributes. The characters, Scurry and Sniff, represented as the mice, and Hem and Haw, whom the author represents as the little people, each confront the same issue with a different approach.