Monday, February 22nd, 2010
I’ve loved getting into the nuts and bolts of delegation skills with you over the last couple of weeks and today here’s a great delegation tip that works like magic!
When you ask for something to be done by a specified date, let the person concerned know that you’ve noted their next action in your diary [...]
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
I know this delegation tip might seem pretty obvious, but sometimes even the best of us miss the obvious (including me!) Today I want to encourage you to set sensible deadlines when you are delegating, communicate them clearly, and give your staff the chance to say whether they can perform to that deadline.
Your employees will love knowing [...]
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Ok, using the word ‘redundant’ during tough economic times may cause some people to pull their knees up to their chests and rock gently backwards and forwards… but don’t let that be you! Because the kind of ‘redundant’ I am talking about can only be a good thing!
This series of blogs is all about getting [...]
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Most managers appreciate that delegation is a vital skill to enhancing their effectiveness. Yet so many managers are unable (and sometimes unwilling) to put their appreciation into practice.
I believe that delegation is so important that I am going to dedicate my next 8 blogs to the topic – taking you on a paint-by-numbers journey through the art [...]
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
…’Twas the first week of February,
and through all the country’s houses
a huge sigh of relief could be heard from the mums and their spouses!…..
Ahhh, it is the first week of February and down here in the Southern Hemisphere the kids are finally on their way back to school after 6-8 weeks of summer holidays. [...]
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
What a great opportunity it was to be on the Breakfast Show on TVNZ, Tuesday 26 January. I’d been called the day before about my revamped book ‘About Time’. Tim was a great interviewer – very warm and friendly. You’ll see footage at http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/successful-time-management-6-40-3342564
You might also like the first point we discussed on the show [...]
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