Khin Maung Nyo (Economics) - Manager in Trouble

the problem

If you are suffering from problems created by other people, read on. It will change your life. The following is about a manager. But it can also be useful for parents, teachers, and other roles.

I want to share with you how my life changed after the advice of two wise and talented people. I share this because their advice helped me and it might help you too.

I have to tell you the story of the day I had lunch with the One Minute Manager two years ago. When I got back to my office, I sat down in my desk chair and shook my head in surprise. I wondered what had just happened.

During lunch, I opened up about all my workplace woes. My friend listened carefully and explained the root cause of the problems. He explained it so easily. I was surprised at how easy and clear it was.

What's even more surprising is that no one is doing anything wrong and causing problems for themselves. They are the ones who are causing them. They are the ones who are stuck with their own problems and unable to find a solution. They cannot find a solution without someone else's help. Now my eyes have been opened. I have realized that I am not the only one who is facing this problem, that other managers are also facing the same problems. I am sitting alone in my office and I am laughing my ass off. "The monkeys" are not targeting anyone.

"I'm surprised it never occurred to me that my problems were caused by monkeys."

First managerial position

I have a picture of my wife and children on my desk. This time, I looked at the picture and noticed that I was smiling. It had been so long since I had smiled like this, that I had almost forgotten how to smile. Then I would be able to spend more time with them and be happier.

About a year before I started having fun with the monkeys, I first took on management responsibilities. At first, it was easy. The job was new, the experience was new, so I was excited. Working side by side with the subordinates under my supervision was a great joy, as it boosted morale and increased productivity. Before I arrived, the place was a place where morale and productivity were low.

It was good at first, but it got worse later. At first, my situation gradually deteriorated. Then it deteriorated rapidly. It wasn’t just my work. My morale also deteriorated. I worked hard and worked hard, but I couldn’t find a solution. I couldn’t find a solution, so I started to feel depressed again. The more I worked, the more I got distracted, the more I tried, and the worse my department was. I ended up working overtime on normal office days, and I couldn’t be satisfied with just working, so I worked on weekends and holidays. No matter how hard I worked, I couldn’t get enough. I was always weak and depressed. I even thought I had a stomach disease, a brain disease, and a nervous system disease.

It's not just at work. It's also affecting family matters. I can't go home, so my wife has to take care of family matters and family problems. When I get home, I'm tired, my mind keeps wandering, and I keep working until midnight. My two children seem to be really tiring for me. I can't even spend time with them. I don't see any other option. Work is the most important thing. I need to get the job done.

My boss, Alice Kelly, used to criticize me for my actions. She criticized me, she blamed me. I noticed that she wasn't the same person she used to be. She asked me about my department a lot. She seemed to be insecure and wanted to keep a close eye on me.

I met with the senior.

I'm not the type of person who's always running into my boss's office, telling him all my problems, and always asking for help. Alice seems to like me for that. But now I think maybe I'm just trying to cover up my problems by not coming to her. It seems like a disaster for our department. I realize that I can't just let it go. I'll have to meet her and tell her the truth.

Later, things got worse. I told him that I knew it was getting worse, and that I hadn’t found a solution to the problem. I remember telling him that I thought I was doing the work of two people alone. His answer was something I will never forget. “If you’re doing the work of two people alone, who else is there? Whose work are you doing? We can’t have more people. We’ll have to fire that one person.”

"Aren't you distributing tasks to your subordinates?"

"I don't think my subordinates will be able to take responsibility again." The way he responded this time was something I will never forget.

"Then it's your responsibility to make them want to take on more responsibility."

I was very saddened to hear about this situation.

There is a saying that Benjamin Franklin's grandfather once said.

It's very difficult to work for a boss who is always on the go.

It's going to be harder to work with someone, especially if the person who's trying to make your boss feel bad is you.

I met the manager in a minute.

After meeting Alice, I thought about what she said. I kept hearing the voice of “the old man who is burning up.” Alice seemed to want me to solve this problem myself. She seemed to be doing something important. That’s why I met the “One Minute Manager” and asked for help. He was a veteran manager from another company. He had been with our family for a long time. Everyone called him the “One Minute Manager.” He was called that because he could do a lot with a little effort.

When we met for lunch, he seemed to see my problem on my face.

"What's the matter, being a manager isn't as easy as you thought back then, is it?" he asked as soon as he met her.

"If you say it lightly, you have to say it like that," I replied.

“In the happy days before I became a manager, things were a lot easier. I did what I had to do, and I got the job done the harder I tried. Now it’s the other way around,” I explained to him.

As I explained my problem in detail, he listened quietly. Sometimes I interrupted him with questions. As we continued, his questions became more specific and focused. He asked me what tasks I spent the most time on. I replied that they were all on my desk. Sometimes I felt like I was moving this paper here and that paper there, and not getting any real work done. I asked him about this matter.

 " The method is the triumph of the goal"

It's a big name.

This is actually just a big mistake that seems right. Do more, achieve less.

Yesterday, it seemed like everyone in the company wanted to see me and ask for my help. These issues seemed like huge issues to them. In my job, I had to deal with their issues and not do my own work. While I was focusing on one issue, another issue would come in, and I would have to go to meetings, and answer the phone. When I was done with the meetings, the visits, and the phone calls, I didn’t have time to implement the ideas that I had for improving our business.