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Learn How to Delegate Effectively

A conversation with Deborah Grayson Riegel and Jasmine LeFlore

Delegating is a leadership skill that benefits you and your team. But determining when and how to delegate which tasks to whom can be overwhelming. And the discomfort many of us feel around assigning responsibilities to others or making requests of our colleagues can lead us to falsely believe it’s easier to just continue doing everything ourselves.

To learn how to delegate in a way that delivers the results you’re hoping for, Amy Gallo spoke with Jasmine LeFlore, an aerospace engineer who wanted to overcome the awkward, difficult parts of delegating so that she could do more strategic work. She and Amy talked to leadership coach Deborah Grayson ...

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