
Work E ectively with Others
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THE DOS AND DON’TS OF DELEGATION
Do:
• Be aware of how much you’re working, com-
pared to your colleagues.
• Hand off the tasks that do not fi t into your
goals and might be best done by somebody
else.
• Involve your manager by explaining your del-
egation plan in detail.
Don’t:
• Give someone a task and micromanage how
she accomplishes it.
• Assume you’re the only one who can get a task
done.
• Think you’re going to get delegation right every
time.
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