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