Content People: Management, Delegation and Monkey Problems

On Content People, host Meredith Farley interviews creative professionals and leaders to get a behind-the-scenes look at their career experiences and turn that into actionable advice for listeners. Tune in to hear from experts in various media, and get inspired to find contentment in your own creative career.

Episode #9 Summary

If you’re a manager who wonders why you’re working late nights and weekends while everyone else is off, this one is for you.

In this episode, Meredith Farley chats with David Snyder, Brafton’s Chief Services Officer.

They tackle their favorite management article “Who’s Got the Monkey?” It has excellent guiding principles for managers who need some help balancing “monkeys” — that is, everyday work problems. Here’s how to get your monkeys in a row.

Are you a manager? Have you ever wondered why you’re working late nights and weekends while everyone else is off? If so, the ninth episode of Content People is perfect for you.

This time, I’m chatting with David Snyder, Chief Services Officer at Brafton, about the seminal management advice article, “Who’s Got the Monkey?”

This is a little bit of a more casual convo. Dave and I worked together for nearly 10 years and really wanted an excuse to do an episode together. We both love the advice in this article and are frequently sending the link around to other managers. So — it seemed like the perfect focal point for our conversation.

We take a deep dive into the article, what we can learn from it, and...