By Forrest Webber

The Manager's
Monkey Trap

From 60-Hour Weeks to 15

Every problem that lands on your desk without a plan is a monkey jumping from someone else's back to yours. This book teaches you to send them back.

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What's Inside

12 chapters of frameworks, scripts, and systems for managers who are tired of doing everyone else's work.

01The Monkey on Your Back
02Why You Keep Saying Yes
03The Invisible Workload
04Identifying Other People's Monkeys
05The Five Gates (The Checklist)
06Scripts for Sending Monkeys Back
07Building a Delegation System
08When the Monkey Is Actually Yours
09Managing Up Without Absorbing Down
10The 15-Hour Week Framework
11Protecting Your Calendar
12Leading Without Catching

The 5-Gate Checklist

Print this. Pin it above your desk. Check it before you say yes.

1

Is This Actually Mine?

Did this problem originate in your domain? Were you specifically the right person to solve it, or just the most available? If someone else owns the outcome, they own the monkey.

2

Is There a Clear Owner?

Every open problem should have a single person accountable. If the monkey has no name attached to it, it will default to whoever cares most. Don't let that be you by accident.

3

Has a Plan Been Proposed?

A monkey without a plan is a problem waiting to transfer. No plan = not ready for your attention. Send it back: "Come back with three options."

4

Have I Set the Boundary?

"I can give you feedback on the proposal, but the decision is yours to make." Kindness without boundaries isn't kindness -- it's confusion.

5

Do I Trust Them Enough to Let Go?

Sometimes you hold onto monkeys because you don't trust them to handle it your way. That's a coaching conversation, not a takeover. Give them a smaller monkey first.

This Book Is For You If...

--You leave work exhausted but can't point to anything you accomplished for yourself
--Your calendar is full of other people's meetings about other people's problems
--You're the default problem-solver and you don't know how to stop
--You know you should delegate more but feel guilty saying "not my problem"
--You want to work 15 hours a week instead of 60 and still get better results

Stop catching monkeys

The Manager's Monkey Trap

12 chapters. Real scripts. A framework that works. $3.

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