Basketball Stereotypes - Does this remind anyone of Gus Mackers?

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3/6/13

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Shifting the Monkey - Todd Whitaker

This is a must read for any leader trying to empower his/her people while also being efficient with time. Here are only 25 of the 115 notes I took over the book. Enjoy and read the entire book at: Shifting the Monkey.

Shifting the Monkey • Monkeys are the responsibilities, obligations, and problems everyone deals with every day. You can easily handle your share of normal monkeys, but you can just as easily become overwhelmed when you get stuck shouldering other people’s inappropriate monkeys. o Page 2 • Negative, poorly performing people tend to get a disproportionate amount of power, attention, and empathy. They continue to behave obnoxiously and unfairly because they’re rewarded for doing so. o Page 4 • Instead of wondering, “How do I protect myself?” a great leader asks, “How do I make the world a better place?” o Page 6 • Out-of-place monkeys are running rampant in all sorts of businesses, from major international corporations to little Mom’n’Pop sandwich shops. o Page 9 • Monkeys are absolutely normal and not a concern in a well-led business. The trouble begins when the monkeys are not where they should be. o Page 10 • Once poor performers know they can shift their monkeys, they will keep doing it. o Page 11 • Even if the manager takes on just a small portion of the responsibility, that monkey cannot be tamed and sent on its way until the manager does something. o Page 13 • Loaded down with other people’s monkeys, there’s no way a manager can do the real work of managing a department and communicating with the rest of the company. o Page 14 • Tier Three leaders look for ways to ensure things are always going well, even when they’re not present. o Page 16 • As a leader, it’s your job to check for monkeys in every situation, even the smallest interactions. o Page 23 • Bad employees don’t care if their monkeys are running wild; they’re not upset to see work pile up or the department falling behind. In fact, the less work they have to do, the happier they are. o Page 24 • It’s not always obvious where the monkeys are, so it pays to ask. You don’t need an elaborate program; just talk to people. o Page 25 • Handling problems while they are still small will lower the future monkey population.