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The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation
Delegation amounts to a lot more than just passing work off onto subordinates, and when handled correctly, it gives managers a chance to lead more effectively. 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: 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.
112 pages, Paperback
First published August 12, 2009
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Richard A. Luecke
32 books6 followersRichard Luecke (b. 1943) is an American business writer and editor, and has authored numerous books on business and management including Entrepreneur's Toolkit (2004) and The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation (2009). He also plays acoustic guitar in the Celtic folk group O'Carolan Etcetera. Luecke holds a BA from Shimer College, and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. (from Shimer College Wiki)
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February 13, 2019
Clear and Concise. This was an easy read with tons of things that can be readily applied at work. It may appear that many of these are common sense and should only be done that way, but if we look back, we (atleast I!) don't do delegate in a methodical/ objective way. This book clearly changed my way of looking at delegation.
November 17, 2009
Step-by-step guide to effective delegation
Some managers don’t manage. Instead, they try to do everything themselves. This never works, because most supervisors have too many tasks and too little time. The solution is to learn to delegate, a basic managerial skill, like planning or budgeting, that you can develop. Business experts Richard A. Luecke and Perry McIntosh offer a simple, straightforward five-step plan you can use to delegate job assignments. The authors outline their approach to delegation in clear language backed by numerous helpful examples. Additionally, they detail typical delegation problems and supply practical solutions. This short, basic manual is smartly laid out, easily accessible and immediately practicable. getAbstract recommends it to anyone who manages others and wants to elicit their best work through effective delegation.
Some managers don’t manage. Instead, they try to do everything themselves. This never works, because most supervisors have too many tasks and too little time. The solution is to learn to delegate, a basic managerial skill, like planning or budgeting, that you can develop. Business experts Richard A. Luecke and Perry McIntosh offer a simple, straightforward five-step plan you can use to delegate job assignments. The authors outline their approach to delegation in clear language backed by numerous helpful examples. Additionally, they detail typical delegation problems and supply practical solutions. This short, basic manual is smartly laid out, easily accessible and immediately practicable. getAbstract recommends it to anyone who manages others and wants to elicit their best work through effective delegation.
April 5, 2020
Concise
This book is a quick, powerful read. It concisely breaks down five steps in delegating tasks to your staff properly.
One of the key takeaways for me was to make sure the “monkey” does not get transferred back to you. When delegating, you might have employees that are skilled at not taking on more tasks or making you feel that it would just be quicker if you did it. This book provides strategies on how to handle those situations.
Anyone who is new at management should give this a read. Especially, if it is on sale with Amazon Kindle, grab it.
This book is a quick, powerful read. It concisely breaks down five steps in delegating tasks to your staff properly.
One of the key takeaways for me was to make sure the “monkey” does not get transferred back to you. When delegating, you might have employees that are skilled at not taking on more tasks or making you feel that it would just be quicker if you did it. This book provides strategies on how to handle those situations.
Anyone who is new at management should give this a read. Especially, if it is on sale with Amazon Kindle, grab it.
May 4, 2022
This was an easy read that offered insight and solid examples. It isn't a fancy book that gives you deep, dramatic ideas. Everything is pretty simple, but very reasonable. It's a great (albeit simple) self-teaching book if you're looking to improve your delegatin skills.
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October 31, 2023Glad this was on GR so it pushed me to finish
February 1, 2016
I read just a few books about this subject, I think just three, but this one is the best so far.
Simple and complete, as a I was looking for.
Thing I learn: if someone can do your job at least 70% of the quality you would do, it's worthwhile to delegate it. I am not completely sure about my conclusion, but apparently it seems the sum of 3 people doing your job at 70% quality results on you being 210% productive.
Also, for people who read "Drive, what motivate us" this book fits well, share the same ideas but in a different perspective. Delegate is also give autonomy and authority.
Simple and complete, as a I was looking for.
Thing I learn: if someone can do your job at least 70% of the quality you would do, it's worthwhile to delegate it. I am not completely sure about my conclusion, but apparently it seems the sum of 3 people doing your job at 70% quality results on you being 210% productive.
Also, for people who read "Drive, what motivate us" this book fits well, share the same ideas but in a different perspective. Delegate is also give autonomy and authority.
July 16, 2013
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December 25, 2017
Good for New managers
Quick read, lays out the basics very well for a new manager. Helpful discussion questions and worksheets are included which makes this easy to implement.
Quick read, lays out the basics very well for a new manager. Helpful discussion questions and worksheets are included which makes this easy to implement.
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