Gail Thomas

The Gift of Time

How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Gift of Time is the complete handbook of productive delegation, the single most effective skill of successful people. In exploring the "why" and "how", readers will learn the many different ways to delegate, and how it benefits the person receiving the work as much as the person doling it out. Coverage includes delegation and SME, in corporate management, and at home, helping you free up time to pursue the more important things. Guest writers provide expert insight on specialty areas like parental delegation, and the included online development programme gives you the opportunity to expand your new time management skills.
* Learn how delegation benefits everyone down the line
* Overcome the barriers to each type of delegation
* Construct an efficient and reliable delegation system
* Delegate work without relinquishing control of the outcome

The Gift of Time shows you where to find the time and energy to do what you love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9780857085955
• ISBN-10: 0857085956
• Artikelnr.: 41416072

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1

Part One Introducing delegation

1 The definition of delegation 9

2 The benefits of delegation 19

3 The value of delegation 27

4 Types of delegation 47

Part Two Getting delegation to work

5 Barriers to delegation 65

6 Over-capability 85

7 The delegation mindset 91

Part Three Your delegation plan

8 Step 1: Why delegate?101

9 Step 2: What to delegate? 113

10 Step 3: Who to delegate to 127

11 Step 4: Getting from 'I do' to 'You do' 161

12 Step 5: How to delegate 167

Part Four Delegation in context

13 Delegation as a new leader 191

14 Delegation and other leadership skills 205

15 Disastrous delegation 211

16 Delegation for parents 219

Conclusion: To only do, what only you can do 241

Appendix 1: The art of delegation white paper 243

Appendix 2: The art of delegation manifesto 255

About the Author 258

Acknowledgements 259

Index 261