Time Management Made Simple: Five Practical Tips

would like because you take on more than one person can reasonably handle. If this is the case, you may wish to consider delegating some of your work to others.

Delegation is the assigning of an activity in your area of responsibility to another person.

Delegation is not merely "dumping" one or more of your tasks on someone else. Proper delegation involves:

• Carefully evaluating what needs to be done.
• Identifying the individual who is best suited to do it.
• Clearly communicating essential information about the work, including:
  • Its purpose and desired outcome;
  • Exactly what needs to be accomplished;
  • The amount of authority you are giving the person over how the job is performed;
  • The level of support he or she can expect from you and any other available resources;
  • The standards you will consider acceptable and how you will evaluate the results; and
  • The deadline for completion.
• Encouraging questions.
• Monitoring progress.
• Letting go. (This means accepting that the other person's approach may be different than yours and that the results may not be perfect the first time. Also be open to the possibility that the other person's methods may be better than yours, providing you with a learning opportunity.)

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For additional time management advice, please refer to the article
Are You Making the Best Use of Your Time?

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