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The Trouble with Control

Great Leadership By Dan

And it’s not just the nemesis of new, inexperience managers who are nervous and learning to use their delegation skills. But too often, it just gums up the works as things grind to halt waiting for executive review. This is practice at many large organizations who have to review thousands of resumes.

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Why Aren't You Delegating?

Harvard Business Review

But there is: delegation. Delegation is a critical skill. Delegation benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations. A 2007 study on time management found that close to half of the 332 companies surveyed were concerned about their employees' delegation skills. Understand why you're not delegating.

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Managing Across Generations: Leadership Coaching Success Story

Mike Cardus

Leadership Coaching & Development Case Study from the Exponent Leadership Process. “I I was contracted for 12 months to consult and coach Sharon using the Exponent Leadership Process. I further coached the people who were delegated the different pieces of this organizational re-structure. Intervention. Resolution.

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The Big Picture of Business- Professional Education Necessary for Company Success

Strategy Driven

Team building must be part of the corporate Vision first, not as a series of exercises delegated to trainers. Trainers cannot reconstruct organizational structure, nor can other niche consultants. Review of material, taking notes, seeking supplementary materials and questing to learn additionally must occur. Teaching-Training.

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Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly

Harvard Business Review

Delegating work to your team may sound like a straightforward task of management, but, in fact, it’s complicated. ” Morgenstern suggests setting aside one or two hours at the end of each week for “delegation strategy and review.” How do you make sure that work on your team is evenly distributed?

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How to Manage a Perfectionist

Harvard Business Review

They tend to be impatient with or hypercritical of others and they're not good at delegating. "On Accept that they may not be good managers as they are likely to demand too much of their people (see "hypercritical" and "bad at delegating" above). Case Study #1: Find a better job fit. Case Study #2: Redirect the focus.

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How to Get Feedback When You're the Boss

Harvard Business Review

Ask for feedback on a regular basis, not just at review time. When someone tells you, "You run our team meetings really well," or "You don't delegate enough," follow up by asking for an example. One way to get around this is by doing a 360-degree review or using a coach to gather feedback anonymously. Ask for it, constantly.