Delegating Work - Match Skills with Tasks, Coach Your People, Grant them Authority

Master the art of effective delegation.
You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it's not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of:

• Establishing a productive environment
• Assigning the right work to the right people
• Conducting an effective hand-off meeting
• Monitoring without micromanaging

Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives-from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

About the author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

Summary

How to assign the right tasks and empower people to tackle them. About the series: Get up to speed "fast" on essential business skills. Whether you're looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you'll find just what you need in HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.

Product details

• Authors: Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review
• Assisted by: Harvar Business Review (Editor), Harvard Business Review (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9781625272232
• ISBN: 978-1-62527-223-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 179 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 96 g
• Series: Harvard Business School Press; Harvard Business Review; HBR 20-Minute Manager Series; Harvard Business Publishing; 20-Minute Manager; 20 Minute Manager; HBR 20-Minute Manager Series
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Skills, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Time Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, Office and workplace