Delegation is a very powerful way to get more things done in the same time. There is a misconception that only managers have the power to delegate. It does not matter if you are in a project, doing simple desk work or are part of a family. There always are tasks that should better be done by others.
Sometimes asking another person nicely to help you can already be a way of delegation. Or do you have a problem is saying “no”? Then your way of delegation is to start refusing so that other people have to do their jobs. Ask yourself which person is the most best suited to complete a job and delegate it to this person. Another method of delegation is to outsource a task. Of course is does not apply to every task but it sometimes is an option which has not been considered yet.
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Managers have many demands and deadline that they have to juggle. I found that setting priorities was a key to success. These priorities reflected the mission statement and goals of the company.
The things that I couldn’t do, I delegated. I found that delegation (when done correctly) was a great opportunity to train and empower my colleagues and freed up my time for more important priorities.
For some steps to take when delegating check out http://www.effective-time-management-strategies.com/delegation.html
Kell
I found the same as Keil. Delegation is often met with enthusiasm as you are letting your coworker or subordinate know that you trust them to do the job.
I used and taught Covey and Daytimer for many years before reading David Allen’s GTD book and switching to GTD. Its made a significant impact for the good on my business and personal productivity.
And I found an application that allows me to view my entire GTD at work on my Win machine, at home on my Macs and even on my cell phone. And another app lets me call in tasks to my GTD without any writing or typing, great for those thoughts that hit me while driving.
I’ve written about my experiences with GTD at http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/how-to-gtd/ John
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