Chapter 13
Delegating and Empowering
IN THIS CHAPTER
Recognizing what effective delegating means
Understanding the common pitfalls of delegating
Determining what to delegate and to whom to increase productivity
Following a formula for clear communication throughout the process
Overcoming employee resistance to what you want to delegate
Identifying the factors that cause delegating to fail
When you struggle with not having enough time and not getting as much done as you would like, the advice you may often hear is, “You need to delegate better.” While you may agree it’s a good idea, but all the reasons you can’t delegate better start pouring out:
- “I don’t have enough time to teach someone else.”
- “By the time I explain it to them, I could have it done.”
- “I can’t trust that they’ll do it my way.”
- “The client expects me to do the work.”
- “I don’t have anyone I can delegate to.”
- My staff ...
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