That's Not My Monkey: 1

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Without them, the foundation for transformation isn’t solid, and managers end up repeatedly missing opportunities for implementation. Examples of ineffective emotions include “I could lose respect or status if I delegate,” “I don’t trust my employees to do it right,” and “I need to please my employees.This means that they’re accountable for their own happiness and successes, but also for their own failures and unhappiness. The Polish proverb ‘’ Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy translates to "Not my circus, not my monkeys ’ ’,it is difficult to find its English equivalent. While the article is more than four decades old, the challenge remains prevalent in today’s workplace environment.

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Depression can lessen when you take action instead of just spin in your mind around negative thoughts. You probably know you can’t simply give monkeys to employees and expect them to go about their daily business.This is so like the frustration of depressed people who devote their energy to thinking and talking over problems over which they have no control.

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This would mean that it’s better to hold on to something safe (something you can obtain easily), than just to wish for something uncertain. In other words, subordinate-imposed responsibilities start the moment you accept responsibility for an employee’s problem. The capacity for change relies on developing both keen self-awareness and astute observational skills. He goes on and on how his brother’s family is behaving not up to his standards, how his niece has decided to quit school and maybe how his nephew is not earning enough money and how all that doesn’t seem to worry his brother at all.

You could also stop the gossiping that someone else has started by saying: ‘’Oh, not my circus, I don’t want to know about it. You may need help figuring out what to do first, because your depressed brain is stuck, so talk to friends and colleagues about ideas of how to change.