You have probably heard the expression “Get the monkey offmy back”, now here's a suggestionon how to actually achieve it... for a short time at least!
How often do you find that you have a particularly urgent or difficult piece of work but never seem to be left alone long enough to finish it. This is how he works...
Each person is allowed to have the Office Monkey for a period of one hour per day. The Monkey sits in a prominent position on that person's desk so that everyone else in the office can see it. As long as he is in place no-one, not even the old Silverback, is allowed to disturb the person under the Monkey's protection for any reason. It is the duty of everyone else in the office to ensure that the rules are respected!
At the end of the hour, the Office Monkey must be passed on to its next keeper or returned to its tree. However you will be amazed at how much you will have achieved in that short time that the Office Monkey has been keeping the other monkeys of your back!
