A monkey on your back is a burdensome problem that won’t go away.
Grab for the monkey and it dances out of reach. Get too close and it bites you.
What should you do?
What should you do when you have a monkey on your back—or any problem you can’t solve?
You address it. Get to know it. Let the monkey move of its own accord.
We offer a series of workshops stirred from 5 fundamental considerations.
What you know
Describe the problem
What you think
Consider the possibilities
What you don’t know
Ask questions
What you want
Follow your priorities
What you do
Explore (First Little Steps)
Monkey Steps
Possibilities for Improvement
A Barrel of Monkeys
Multiple Problems
Getting the Monkey Off Your Back
Relax the Grip of a Burdensome Problem
The Full Monkey
Dig Deep
The Monkey Is in the Details
Weigh the Merits of a Specific Course of Action
Flip a Monkey
Choose One of Two Options
Spin the Monkey
So Many Choices
Choosing Which Monkey to Feed
What Next?
Monkey Puzzle
What Are You Thinking?
Monkey Business
Provide a Necessary Service
Monkey Chatter
Mute Defeatist Self-Talk
Monkey Pause
Make Progress
Howler Monkey
Sound the Alarm
Letting Go of the Monkey Trap
Investing in Loss
Monkey Crossing
Cross a Divide — “Look Both Ways”
Sales Monkey
Sell a Point of View
Trial by Monkey
Judging Others