Online Courses
Delegating Tasks (34 minutes)
These days, we're all overwhelmed. We can't make more time, and our professional obligations aren't going away. The only answer is delegation. Delegation is key for managers as you ascend in your organization. But even if you're just starting out and don't have any direct reports, there will be times you'll need to delegate to colleagues-which can be awkward. Learn the right way to get help and still maintain your high-quality standards. Dorie Clark explains how to build the right mindset to delegate work without micromanaging it. She then reviews three methods for delegating: hiring a dedicated resource, delegating to a direct report, or using someone outside the chain of command. She shows how to follow up on tasks you've delegated, and take appropriate action when someone makes a mistake. Plus, learn how delegation can help scale your impact and achieve more in years to come.
Nano Tips for Delegating with Kim Kaupe (11 minutes)
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, discover practical, easy-to-use strategies for delegating tasks more effectively at work. Join award-winning founder, keynote speaker, and teacher Kim Kaupe for an overview of the basics of delegation. From letting go of control and organizing your to-do list to identifying what needs to be delegated and when, Kim shares insights you can put into practice to better manage your overall workload. Along the way, get tips on delegating to the right people in the right way every time. By the end of this course, you’ll be poised to reevaluate your task management practices, take better care of yourself, and reduce work-related stress.
Delegating from a Distance (24 minutes)
With the acceleration of remote and hybrid work, managers need to know how to delegate effectively to employees working virtually. In this course, leadership development expert Alisa Cohn shows you why delegation is even more critical to your success and your employees' success in a virtual environment. Alisa explains the unique difficulties of delegating in a virtual environment and how to identify what you can and cannot delegate virtually. She walks through the steps for effective delegation and how to match what you delegate with your employees’ skills and career aspirations. Alisa covers ways to build trust, reduce misunderstandings, and set communication and tracking guidelines. She finishes up with useful advice on how to use mistakes to promote learning and how to use virtual delegation to actively build your employees’ skills.
Books
Deep and deliberate delegation: A new art for unleashing talent and winning back time
Author: Dave Stitt
Summary: We think we know what delegation is but few of us actually do it well, or even at all. Instead of deliberately growing new capability in the people around us, we too often hoard responsibility to protect our turf, or micromanage, or indiscriminately dump tasks. It leads, says Dave Stitt in this compact and sharply observed meditation, to burned out managers, bored or swamped staff, and choke points in teams and organisations. Delving into the anatomy of effective delegation, and offering fresh insights into issues of trust, motivation, communication and accountability, Stitt develops a set of approaches and techniques for empowering and inspiring people around us so that great things can start happening right away, even if it’s not us doing them.
The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation (Worksmart Series)
Authors: Richard A Lueck, Perry Mcintosh
Summary: Authors Richard A. Luecke and Perry Mcintosh present leaders with a straightforward, five-step process for mastering delegation--and increasing their output. The Busy Manager’s Guide to Delegation teaches you to set the stage for excellent results, what to do if things go wrong, and ways to ensure that all their people benefit from the experience. In this book, you’ll discover:
which tasks to delegate;
how to identify the right people for the jobs;
how to assign tasks;
how to monitor progress and provide feedback;
and how to evaluate performance.
Filled with quick tips, exercises, self-assessments, and practical worksheets, The Busy Manager’s Guide to Delegation offers busy managers a way to strengthen their departments by focusing their newfound time and energy on developing the skills of their people.
Delegation and Supervision (The Brian Tracy Success Library)
Author: Brian Tracy
Summary: Managers’ performance reviews, their salary increases, and basically their fate within the company in general are judged by the results they deliver, yet those results are usually produced by a team of employees working under them. Thus, the most important and broad-reaching aspect of a manager’s job is the ability to delegate and supervise extremely well. In this book, success expert Brian Tracy reveals time-tested ways any manager can use to boost the performance and productivity of their employees. In Delegation & Supervision, Tracy shares helpful tips including how to:
Define work, assign it, and set measurable, targeted standards for performance
Match skills to job requirements
Use Management by Objectives to delegate longer-term tasks to trusted team members
Monitor, control, and keep on top of projects with minimum effort
Turn delegation into a teaching tool and build the confidence of your staff
Avoid reverse delegation
Free up time for higher-level tasks only you can tackle, and more
When done right, delegation and supervision will allow your employees to learn, grow, and become more capable. Delegation & Supervision shows you how to impress the higher-ups with all that you and your team accomplished.
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