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Delegating with Confidence

Avoid Being Overworked and Overwhelmed

Key Topics Covered in This Chapter

The benefits of delegating

Signs that you should do more delegating or more effective delegating

Guidelines for effective delegating

Approaches to delegation

Preparing to delegate

Making the assignment

Monitoring performance

Learning through after-action review

 

MANY MANAGERS FEEL overwhelmed with too many problems and too much to do. Are you one of them? Do you find yourself running out of time while your subordinates are running out of work? If you do, you should examine your approach to delegating work.

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