Download or read book Delegating Effectively written by Institute of Leadership & Management and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With forty well-structured and easy to follow topics to choose from, each workbook has a wide range of case studies, questions, and activities to meet both the individual or organization's training needs. Whether studying for an ILM qualification or looking to enhance the skills of your employees, 'Super Series' provides essential solutions, frameworks and techniques to support management and leadership development.
Download or read book Delegating Effectively A Leader s Guide to Getting Things Done written by Clemson Turregano and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's organizations, leaders are neither able nor expected to do everything themselves. The consequences of trying to do so can be dire. That's why the ability to delegate effectively- to assign new projects and responsibilities to individuals or a team and providing the authority, resources, directions, and support needed to achieve the expected results-is an essential leadership skill.This guidebook outlines the benefits of effective delegation and the fears and concerns that can prevent or hinder it, then offers four key ideas that leaders can use to enable better delegation.
Download or read book Effective Delegation of Authority written by Hassan Osman and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel stressed and overwhelmed with tasks that you can't keep up with? Are you struggling with the delegation of work to your employees? Effective Delegation of Authority is a brief guide for new managers that will help you improve your delegation skills in simple steps. If you're a manager or entrepreneur who leads three or more employees, then this book is for you. It's a super-short book that'll help you avoid the common mistakes that new managers make when delegating tasks. It includes a comprehensive step-by-step process that tells you exactly what to do before delegation, during delegation, and after delegation. You'll also get immediately applicable tactics that you can implement straightway with your subordinates. Here's a partial list of what's covered: How to determine what to delegate to your employees before starting the delegation process The method you should follow to decide who to delegate work to on your team The five traits that every task should have before you delegate it. How to describe authority levels the right way before you delegate work How to avoid micromanaging your employees How to check in with your subordinates and give them meaningful feedback. How to avoid being too prescriptive, while still giving your employees a good description of what they need to accomplish The most important thing you should do after you delegate a task to verify understanding Some examples of delegation to help you understand the concepts better A downloadable sample delegation template and one-page cheat sheet that you can use as quick reference guides The book is divided into three sections that will serve as your new manager checklist: Section I: Before Delegation Step One: Determine What to Delegate Step Two: Determine Who to Delegate to Section II: During Delegation Step One: Explain the Task Clearly Step Two: Describe Goals, Not Actions Step Three: Give Clear Timelines Step Four: Describe Authority Levels Step Five: Put it in Writing Section III: After Delegation Step One: Check In Step Two: Give Meaningful Feedback Free Bonus As a free bonus for purchasing this book, you'll get a one-page cheat sheet (a PDF file) that summarizes all the tips in the book on one single page. You'll also get a sample delegation template (MS Word format) that you can copy and paste and modify for your own team. Would you like to learn more? Download Effective Delegation of Authority now to get started. Scroll to the top and click on the "buy button."
Download or read book Delegation and Supervision The Brian Tracy Success Library written by Brian Tracy and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you can delegate and supervise well, you will not believe how efficient and easy managing your team can be. Managers’ performance reviews, their salary increases, and basically their fate within the company in general are judged by the results they deliver, yet those results are usually produced by a team of employees working under them. Thus, the most important and broad-reaching aspect of a manager’s job is the ability to delegate and supervise extremely well. In this book, success expert Brian Tracy reveals time-tested ways any manager can use to boost the performance and productivity of their employees. In Delegation & Supervision, Tracy shares helpful tips including how to: Define work, assign it, and set measurable, targeted standards for performance Match skills to job requirements Use Management by Objectives to delegate longer-term tasks to trusted team members Monitor, control, and keep on top of projects with minimum effort Turn delegation into a teaching tool and build the confidence of your staff Avoid reverse delegation Free up time for higher-level tasks only you can tackle, and more When done right, delegation and supervision will allow your employees to learn, grow, and become more capable. Delegation & Supervision shows you how to impress the higher-ups with all that you and your team accomplished.
Download or read book Delegating Work written by Harvard Business Review and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of: Establishing a productive environment Assigning the right work to the right people Conducting an effective hand-off meeting Monitoring without micromanaging Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.
Download or read book The Effective Manager written by Mark Horstman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the world's number-one business podcast, this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. First, you'll identify what "effective management" actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent without burning them out? Then you'll dig into the four critical behaviors that make a manager great, and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs. You'll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every manager's repertoire, how to use them, and even how to introduce them to the team in a productive, non-disruptive way. Most management books are written for CEOs and geared toward improving corporate management, but this book is expressly aimed at managers of any level—with a behavioral framework designed to be tailored to your team's specific needs. Understand your team's strengths, weaknesses, and goals in a meaningful way Stop limiting feedback to when something goes wrong Motivate your people to continuous improvement Spread the work around and let people stretch their skills Effective managers are good at the job and "good at people." The key is combining those skills to foster your team's development, get better and better results, and maintain a culture of positive productivity. The Effective Manager shows you how to turn good into great with clear, actionable, expert guidance.
Download or read book Essential Delegation Skills written by Carla L Brown and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the world's top managers have in common? They've learned the secret of effective delegation and how vital it is to their own success. The successful delegator can double or triple his or her productivity. The non-delegator works frantically, grabs lunches, lugs briefcases, is subjective and generally ineffective. The delegator has time for work and personal life, works effectively and views life clearly. The advantages of delegation are quite simple - you are using other people's brains for your gains. As the axiom goes, you’ll be working smarter, not harder. The tips and techniques in this book will help you to: ¢ let go! ¢ give advice without interfering ¢ establish progress reports that keep you informed ¢ manage upward and downward delegation ¢ accomplish more through others.
Download or read book The Busy Manager s Guide to Delegation written by Richard A. Luecke and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2009-08-12 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delegation amounts to a lot more than just passing work off onto subordinates, and when handled correctly, it gives managers a chance to lead more effectively. Authors Richard A. Luecke and Perry Mcintosh present leaders with a straightforward, five-step process for mastering delegation--and increasing their output. The Busy Manager’s Guide to Delegation teaches you to set the stage for excellent results, what to do if things go wrong, and ways to ensure that all their people benefit from the experience. In this book, you’ll discover: which tasks to delegate; how to identify the right people for the jobs; how to assign tasks; how to monitor progress and provide feedback; and how to evaluate performance. Filled with quick tips, exercises, self-assessments, and practical worksheets, The Busy Manager’s Guide to Delegation offers busy managers a way to strengthen their departments by focusing their newfound time and energy on developing the skills of their people.
Download or read book The Art of Delegation Maximize Your Time Leverage Others and Instantly Increa written by Charles C. Malone and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delegating tasks to your team members is an underutilized way to maximize your time and efficiency as well as empower the people you work with. What greater compliment could you give someone than trusting them with more responsibility? As a team leader, realizing the importance of delegation is essential to your efficiency and decorum in the workplace. When you begin delegating tasks, you will notice that people respect you more and are more empowered by your trust in them. With a comprehensive grasp on the art of delegating, you can easily boost your own self-confidence, get more work done, and even get promoted. What do you have to lose?
Download or read book Management Skills in Schools written by Jeff Jones and published by Paul Chapman Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This is a useful book and well written reflecting the author's considerable experience in the field' - National School Improvement Network News `Management Skills in Schools is a terrific digest of many important issues, built around a clear structure that helps the reader absorb information quickly. For the sheers scale of the references to educational gurus, it's worth the cover price: here is everything you need to quote' - Geoff Barton, Friday Magazine, Times Educational Supplement `This book provides an invaluable resource for everyone who is concerned with leadership and management in schools. As well as dealing with key issues and concepts it gives practical advice on strategies and techniques which can be deployed. It will enhance and complement existing skills as well as importing new ideas which will provide professional stimulus for the reader' - Sir Geoff Hampton, Dean of Education, Director of the Midlands Leadership Centre, University of Wolverhampton `For the discerning leader wanting to develop their personal management skills this is a "must have" resource. Whether working through Personal Management Skills independently or used as a professional development tool with a group of middle managers in a school this book will make a difference to how leaders work in schools' - Coleen R Jackson, Director, Roehampton Education Leadership Centre University of Surrey Roehampton `This is a timely collection of resources for those in middle management positions in schools. It brings together ideas on self management in addition to a comprehensive collection of materials on leading teams of staff. Particularly noteworthy are the sections on strategic decision making, action research in school improvement, and dealing effectively with conflict' - Brian Fidler, Professor of Education Management, The University of Reading Team leadership is vital element of school success, whether at the level of department, the curriculum area, the key stage, the phase, or in relation to pastoral and leadership teams. The Team leader must be skillful in creating cultures of success, and personal management skills are at the heart of getting the best from team members. In this book Jeff Jones shows how managers in education can contribute to school improvement, and focuses on the essential personal and practical management skills needed to instill a positive team culture, and support colleagues effectively. This book is an essential resource for those who lead and manage teams, at all levels within schools. Dr Jeff Jones has been a senior consultant and head of training and consultancy unit at the Centre for British Teachers CfBT in Reading since 1998, and is the well known author of such books as Monitoring and Evaluation for School Improvement, (2000), and Performance Management for School Improvement (2001)
Download or read book If You Want It Done Right You Don t Have to Do It Yourself written by Donna M. Genett and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful, quick-to-read, business-management allegory, Donna M. Genett, Ph.D., uses an entertaining narrative about identical cousins, James and Jones, to introduce her successful six-step program for effective delegation. Whether you are the one delegating or you wish to help your boss become a better delegator, these six simple steps are guaranteed to lighten your workload and give you more time to focus on what's really important--on and off the job.
Download or read book How To Delegate written by Robert Heller and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all you need to know about successful delegation from deciding which tasks to delegate and selecting an appropriate candidate to ensuring the brief is clear and the task is carried out to your satisfaction. How to Delegate not only shows you how to free your time and motivate your staff but also provides practical techniques to try when delegating. Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop first-class delegation skills that will dramatically improve results and relationships. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice.
Download or read book The Culture Question written by Randy Grieser and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfortunately, far too many people don’t like where they work. Some organizations are unhealthy and full of disrespectful behavior. Other workplaces are simply uninspiring. For various reasons, countless people feel trapped, indifferent, or bored at work. The authors of this book believe that people should be able to like where they work. When employees like the places they work, it’s not only good for their mental health and well-being, it’s also good for their organizations – both financially and otherwise. When a workplace culture is purposely created to be respectful and inspiring, employees are happier, more productive, and more engaged. By exploring six key elements that make up a healthy workplace culture, The Culture Question answers two fundamental questions: “How does your organization’s culture impact how much people like where they work?” and “What can you do to make it better?” Discover how to create a workplace where people like to work by focusing on these six elements of healthy workplace culture: Communicating Your Purpose and Values. Employees are inspired when they work in organizations whose purpose and values resonate with them. Providing Meaningful Work. Most employees want to work on projects that inspire them, align with what they are good at, and allow them to grow. Focusing Your Leadership Team on People. How leaders relate to their employees plays a major role in how everyone feels about their workplace. Building Meaningful Relationships. When employees like the people they work with and for, they are more satisfied and more engaged in their work. Creating Peak Performing Teams. People are energized when they work together effectively because teams achieve things that no one person could do on their own. Practicing Constructive Conflict Management. When leaders don’t handle conflict promptly and well, it quickly sours the workplace. This book includes survey feedback from over 2,400 leaders and employees and resources for putting these ideas into action.
Download or read book Effective Delegation Skills written by Gerard Assey and published by Gerard Assey. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most difficult areas of a supervisor’s job (especially for newly appointed supervisors) is that of delegation and one of the fundamental problems that people have when taking the step up to management is their inability to delegate effectively. New managers often struggle with this, but even more seasoned leaders can default, as one of the most difficult transitions for leaders to make is the shift from doing to leading. Therefore one of the most important skills that a manager can master is learning how to delegate, for the more one progresses up through the levels of management, this skill becomes increasingly important, enhancing ones productivity to great extents Contrary to popular belief among many, being a leader does not mean you must do every task to ensure it is done properly. Being a leader includes empowering others to improve the overall organization, as well as providing the necessary tools to optimize the performance of the group. Empowering typically comes through delegating responsibilities to others. As more members get involved (and take ownership of projects and assignments) the more effective the organization will become. Delegating has been shown to improve work efficiency and benefit the organization in ways that aren't obvious initially. In the long term however, delegating empowers the team, builds trust, motivates and allows for new and innovative ideas, which in turn leads to the development of the team members’ creative and decision-making skills. Real and thoughtful delegation, with support, is a great way to actually stretch and develop people, and this is often more powerful than through periodic professional development. For leaders, it helps you learn how to identify who is best suited to tackle tasks or projects, for at its best, delegation is empowering people to do the work they are best suited to. It allows them to invest themselves more in the work and develop their own skills and abilities. It also allows the manager to do other important work that might be more strategic or higher-level. A study by Harvard Business Review determined that delegating can actually increase organizations’ income and overall efficiency. Not only does delegation empower others in the organization, but it also helps optimize the performance of the group. The better you are at delegation, the more successful you and your team will be. The difference between success and failure is often a matter of distancing yourself from a task and delegating. Thus good delegation saves time, develops people, grooms a successor, and motivates. On the other hand, poor delegation will cause you frustration, de-motivates and confuses the other person, fails to achieve the task or purpose itself and can even cripple organizations. As can be seen, effective delegation is therefore one of the most valuable yet difficult skills a manager can master, as successful delegation certainly takes time and effort, but the benefit it gives is enormous and invaluable. The best part however, is that this skill can be learnt and this is what this little book will help you do- hopefully provide a practical guide to boosting your own and your team’s productivity through the successful art of delegation. The Book covers: Preface Objectives of this Book Why People do not Delegate Barriers to Delegating- by Manager, Subordinate and Organization Why Delegate? Benefits of Delegation What to Delegate Who to Delegate to? When to Delegate? What should not be Delegated? Support and Resources Achieving the Balance: Under/ Over Delegation Understanding Levels of Control Key Principles of Delegation Practical Steps to Delegate Successfully Monitoring with Appropriate Feedback Tools to Monitor the Delegated Task Reviewing the Delegation Process And … with Illustrations and Exercises to make you a Professional!
Download or read book The Gift of Time written by Gail Thomas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From us to you... the precious gift of freedom from your unbearable workload and space to breathe! What is the main thing that stops you doing all those things you'd love to do? That stops you trying a new idea, starting a new hobby, looking for new opportunities or finishing that long-overdue project. It's time isn't it? It certainly is for most of us. We're all drowning in work – never-ending to-do lists, constant deadlines one after the other, too many emails to possibly answer! If only some of that load could be lifted. If only we could find some space, some breathing room, some time to actually think. It would mean we could try new things, think creatively, do our best rather than just enough to get it done and off our plate. Certainly in work, business growth is dependent on creative thinking and innovation – you need time to do that. If you want to succeed in your career, or make more room in your life for the nonwork stuff, then you need to free up some time. And what's the key to finding time? Delegation. Let Gail Thomas teach you to art of delegation. Stop wasting your time on tasks you're overqualified for and see how you actually can focus on the important stuff. And you won't just learn how to delegate 'down' – Gail will also help you master upwards delegation. The Gift of Time includes: How proper delegation can lead to a more successful career and a happier life Solid research into the value of delegation in real monetary terms An examination of the attitudes and barriers to delegation and how to overcome them Different types of delegation – not just 'downward delegation' but upwards and sideways delegation, silent and stakeholder delegation Articles by guest writers – experts in particular areas, such as parental delegation Case studies to illustrate exactly how effective delegation has been done to great results
Download or read book Delegation Pocketbook written by Jon Warner and published by Management Pocketbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failure to delegate or failure to delegate effectively is costly - to you, your colleagues and, ultimately, your employer. There are both morale and productivity issues. It's enough to make you cry unless, that is, you adopt the 'onion' approach which lies at the heart of the delegation process as described by Jon Warner in The Delegation Pocketbook. Think of your workload in layers, like those of an onion: tasks at the core need to be retained and more personal control exercised; those in the outer layers can be delegated, the more so the further from the core. To delegate effectively you need to understand your own attitude to delegation (a questionnaire in the pocketbook will help you here), what you can delegate and why you should do so (beware the wrong reasons!), who to delegate to, how to prepare properly and what briefing style to adopt - controlling, tentative, participative or collaborative. Warner recommends aiming for the latter style, collaborative, which is achievable using the principles outlined in his book. There is advice too on setting goals/milestones, using controls to minimise risk, how to monitor the process, warning signs to look out for and how to react, and maintaining responsibility and accountability. Recognising the contribution made by others and learning from the experience are also covered. How well do you delegate and what style do you adopt: controlling, tentative, participative or collaborative? This pocketbook looks at the what, when and how of delegation - an insightful and practical overview.
Download or read book Deep and Deliberate Delegation written by Dave Stitt and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We think we know what delegation is but few of us actually do it well, or even at all. Instead of deliberately growing new capability in the people around us, we too often hoard responsibility to protect our turf, or micromanage, or indiscriminately dump tasks. It leads, says Dave Stitt in this compact and sharply observed meditation, to burned out managers, bored or swamped staff, and choke points in teams and organisations. Delving into the anatomy of effective delegation, and offering fresh insights into issues of trust, motivation, communication and accountability, Stitt develops a set of approaches and techniques for empowering and inspiring people around us so that great things can start happening right away, even if it's not us doing them.
