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Effective managers move work off their plate so they can work on the things that only they can do. This doesn't mean shoving the stuff you don't like doing onto your directs. It does mean helping them learn and grow by giving them more responsibility and more complex work. And, it's easy – 99% of…

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  • Mar 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 27 EPISODES


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Using RoadMap To Implement Coaching and Delegation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020


Our guidance on how to use RoadMap to coach your team members and delegate to your directs.

Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.

Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.

Simple DiSC, Delegation, And Project Management - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


In this cast, we conclude our conversation on how to delegate and manage projects more effectively based on the DiSC profiles of your team members.

Simple DiSC, Delegation, And Project Management - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast describes how to delegate and manage projects more effectively based on the DiSC profiles of your team members.

Delegate Your Reporting - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


We conclude our conversation on how and why to delegate almost all of your routine reporting to your directs.

Delegate Your Reporting - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast describes how and why to delegate almost all of your routine reporting to your directs.

Coaching the Meeting Delegation- Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast concludes our discussion on how to coach one of our directs on how to run our staff meeting which we have delegated to them.

Coaching the Meeting Delegation- Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast describes how to coach one of our directs on how to run our staff meeting which we have delegated to them.

But I LIKE Doing That Part Of My Job!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance recommends how to address a direct who likes part of his/her job and won't stop doing it, or won't focus on other areas that are more valuable.

How To Avoid Reverse Delegation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance describes how to avoid having your directs give you work that you've already assigned to them.

Over Assigning And Delegating Work - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast concludes our recommendations on developing your directs by always having them have more to do than they have time to do...by assigning and delegating more work than they think they can do.

Over Assigning And Delegating Work - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast continues our recommendations on developing your directs by always having them have more to do than they have time to do...by assigning and delegating more work than they think they can do.

Over Assigning And Delegating Work - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance recommends developing your directs by always having them have more to do than they have time to do...by assigning and delegating more work than they think they can do.

How To Manage A Massive Workload Increase - Part 4 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast concludes (Part 4 of 4) our guidance on how to respond when, through any number of factors, you and your team are OVERWHELMED with lots of new work. Perhaps it's a layoff, perhaps it's a re-organization, perhaps it's because you're GOOD. Regardless, what do you DO??

How To Manage A Massive Workload Increase - Part 3 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast continues (Part 3 of 4) our guidance on how to respond when, through any number of factors, you and your team are OVERWHELMED with lots of new work. Perhaps it's a layoff, perhaps it's a re-organization, perhaps it's because you're GOOD. Regardless, what do you DO??

How To Manage A Massive Workload Increase - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast continues our guidance on how to respond when, through any number of factors, you and your team are OVERWHELMED with lots of new work. Perhaps it's a layoff, perhaps it's a re-organization, perhaps it's because you're GOOD. Regardless, what do you DO??

How To Manage A Massive Workload Increase - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance describes how to respond when, through any number of factors, you and your team are OVERWHELMED with lots of new work. Perhaps it's a layoff, perhaps it's a re-organization, perhaps it's because you're GOOD. Regardless, what do you DO??

Delegating To The Floor (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance describes how to help individual contributors handle an overload in work.

Three Strikes Delegation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance describes what to do when a direct repeatedly says no to delegation asks.

The Juggling Koan (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


Mark recently blogged with our first ever management koan, "

What To Delegate

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast recommends simple choices for what to delegate to our directs.

How To Choose What To Delegate (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This guidance describes how to choose what to delegate using a simple Venn Diagram - the intersection between the direct, the manager, and the organization.

The Art of Delegation - Part 2 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


Today, Mark and Mike discuss the topic of Delegation. There probably isn't a management book out there that doesn't talk about the importance of delegation. However, very seldom does the author get into the type of detail we'll discuss today. Today, we cover the "how to" ... how to determine what and to whom to delegate and specifically what specific steps to take when delegating to an individual.

The Art of Delegation - Part 1 (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


Today, Mark and Mike discuss the topic of Delegation. There probably isn't a management book out there that doesn't talk about the importance of delegation. However, very seldom does the author get into the type of detail we'll discuss today. Today, we cover the "how to"... how to determine what and to whom to delegate and specifically what specific steps to take when delegating to an individual.

The Management Trinity - Delegation (Hall Of Fame Guidance)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


This cast explains our rationale for why Delegation is the 4th Member of our Management Trinity.

Introduction - Delegation Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019


Introduction to the Manager Tools Delegation feed.

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