Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

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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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

The key to improving individual productivity is to eliminate or delegate unimportant tasks and replace them with value-added ones, says Cohen. Case Study #1: Create open lines of communication and respect your team’s downtime. ” Case Study #2: Communicate expectations and track progress.

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Productivity Products How To Micromanagement 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 13, 2017

“Say, ‘It is taking me about five hours a month to prepare this report for the finance department. Your goal is to identify “projects that can be delayed, delegated, deleted, or diminished.” Case Study #1: Offer solutions and be open to advice. Is this in line with what you would expect?

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How To Project Advice Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Respondents cited the need for founders of technology startups to have other leadership skills, in particular: (1) openness to receiving feedback without being defensive; and (2) the ability to prioritize, including knowing what to delegate and what to do yourself. ” Finance is less important. ” What about graduate school?

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Engineering Finance Survey Technology 12