The Gift of Time

Gail Thomas 지음

Capstone 2015년 01월 09일 출간

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From us to you... the precious gift of freedom from yourunbearable workload and space to breathe! What is the main thing that stops you doing all those thingsyou'd love to do? That stops you trying a new idea, starting a newhobby, looking for new opportunities or finishing that long-overdueproject. It's time isn't it? It certainly is for most of us. We'reall drowning in work ~ never-ending to-do lists, constantdeadlines one after the other, too many emails to possibly answer!If only some of that load could be lifted. If only we could findsome space, some breathing room, some time to actually think. Itwould mean we could try new things, think creatively, do our bestrather than just enough to get it done and off our plate. Certainlyin work, business growth is dependent on creative thinking andinnovation ~ you need time to do that. If you want to succeedin your career, or make more room in your life for the nonworkstuff, then you need to free up some time. And what's the key tofinding time? Delegation. Let Gail Thomas teach you to art ofdelegation. Stop wasting your time on tasks you're overqualifiedfor and see how you actually can focus on the important stuff. Andyou won't just learn how to delegate 'down' ~ Gail will alsohelp you master upwards delegation.The Gift of Time includes:How proper delegation can lead to a more successful career anda happier lifeSolid research into the value of delegation in real monetarytermsAn examination of the attitudes and barriers to delegation andhow to overcome themDifferent types of delegation ~ not just 'downwarddelegation' but upwards and sideways delegation, silent andstakeholder delegationArticles by guest writers ~ experts in particular areas,such as parental delegationCase studies to illustrate exactly how effective delegation hasbeen done to great results

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Introduction 1Part One Introducing delegation1 The definition of delegation 92 The benefits of delegation 193 The value of delegation 274 Types of delegation 47Part Two Getting delegation to work5 Barriers to delegation 656 Over-capability 857 The delegation mindset 91Part Three Your delegation plan8 Step 1: Why delegate?1019 Step 2: What to delegate? 11310 Step 3: Who to delegate to 12711 Step 4: Getting from &-I do&- to &-Youdo&- 16112 Step 5: How to delegate 167Part Four Delegation in context13 Delegation as a new leader 19114 Delegation and other leadership skills 20515 Disastrous delegation 21116 Delegation for parents 219Conclusion: To only do, what only you can do 241Appendix 1: The art of delegation white paper 243Appendix 2: The art of delegation manifesto 255About the Author 258Acknowledgements 259Index 261

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저자(글) Gail Thomas