Why Monkeys?

Men, Monkey’s and Management
Started from a lighthearted attempt to explain how our jungle roots play out in the workplace and ended in this volume of personalities and advice on how to be a better boss and employee.

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Excerpts From the Book

"In this book, we explore different office personalities, get some insights into what drives and motivates each personality type, and discover ways of dealing with the specific monkey behaviors. "
"We no longer need to be the center of the universe to lead a great life and enjoy a great career. As an employee or boss, we can get on very well through simply being open, honest, fair, sincere, direct, and forthright."
"In a day and age where we have a very real opportunity to operate from higher and more logical centers, the use of archaic mental subroutines is largely no longer necessary and can bring a wide range of complications in group settings."
"If you set the right example – and back it up by speaking directly, openly, and honestly about what they need to do to succeed; they will gladly follow and show steady improvement."
"Gorillas use intimidation to establish and maintain their alpha position."
"The alpha achieves its status by means of superior physical prowess, although it may also employ social bonding to build alliances. The individual in the alpha position usually changes when another challenges it to a fight and wins."
"We’ve all met someone – maybe even been someone – who wants the universe to revolve around them. This egocentric view is actually a natural one. The universe has a design of choice – domineering center."
"If you want better results, focus on the people. Learn to really listen to your employees, and allow them space to brainstorm. Develop calmness and stillness to allow your employees to blossom in your silence."
"The benefits of building a cohesive team are enormous. Over time, you will build an atmosphere of great trust, confidence, and loyalty."
"By building a sense of teamwork and aligning thoughts and objectives, you will have lessened conflict, increased efficiency, and built job satisfaction. People will feel loyal and will wake up wanting to go to work."
"A detrimental misconception in the workplace is that to appear strong, one must make quick and absolute decisions. But this is plainly false and is in fact not the sign of a great leader."

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Profound, insightful, practical, and highly effective –Men, Monkeys & Management provides just the right dose of medicine for a disillusioned workforce! Come learn how Men, Monkeys & Management will make your job easier and managing people more manageable!