Who opens the mail? Who does the filing? Do you find yourself constantly getting bogged down with tasks somebody else could do? Over lunch some time David Eddy, Project Director of a great First Time Principals programme via Auckland University, shared the following tip. It was given to him by a colleague early in [...]
Not sure what you can delegate? Don’t know if you can afford it? Try writing down a list of all the regular tasks you do in a week, and estimate the amount of time spent on each activity. Now, pretend you’re paying someone a wage relative to each task, and put a dollar value beside [...]
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Do you ever sit in meetings trying to stay focused, doodling on the corner of your paper and wondering when on earth it is going to end? A huge amount of money and time is wasted with unproductive and poorly run meetings, and yet they fill a vital role in modern communication. Here are a few [...]
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Well Folks, this is the last post in our delegation mini-series. I’ve been delighted hearing back from those of you who have started implementing some of the delegation tips we have discussed. But I know that some of you are still struggling to delegate and let go of simple tasks that you really don’t need [...]
As we get close to the end of this small series of delegation tips I’m going to let you in on what I commonly call The Killer Question - ”do you understand?” Get this phrase out of your vocabulary! It is such a closed question and leaves the listener to only answer with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Only [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010
Here it is folks – the announcement you’ve been waiting for! Today I am going to reveal to you an amazing opportunity that will help you make 2010 the BEST year yet! We have been drilling down into the Art of Delegation recently and there is still so much more to say. Don’t worry, I am [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]