For managers, there are two key aspects to successful delegation:

• Having people to whom one can delegate, and
• Selecting the most appropriate tasks to delegate

If you are not a manager, or do not have anyone to delegate to, then I suggest the excellent article by Beth Schneider (http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Delegate-When-There-is-No-One-to-Delegate-To&id=141500).

The key to delegation is to develop within your people, the "initiative to take action" so that they learn to develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential.

Managers who are successful are always good at delegating. Less successful managers, when asked why they don't delegate more, often reply

• "If only my staff were more experienced" or,
• "I don't have enough faith in my staff to do the job properly" or,
• "Delegation. Sounds great in theory, but I need to have fully trained staff and I don't have the ti
  Power Teams and Web Support
  Since a Power Team is a loosely knit organization, it is difficult to give potential clients a way to see all the expertise at the same time. You would not want them to go to each site to learn about the people on the project. The best way to deal with this is to set up a central location that gives bio information for each team member. This doesn’t mean that the client will use every team member but at least he will be able to see the strength of your group. I have such a site for my Power Team under www.ekearneyalliance.com This team has an emphasis on business management and therefore everyone posted is in that arena as well. Reserving a dot com is not all that expensive. Putting up the we
  unless you are managing your time effectively, and in particular delegating.

  For managers, there are two key aspects to successful delegation:

  • Having people to whom one can delegate, and
  • Selecting the most appropriate tasks to delegate

  If you are not a manager, or do not have anyone to delegate to, then I suggest the excellent article by Beth Schneider (http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Delegate-When-There-is-No-One-to-Delegate-To&id=141500).

  The key to delegation is to develop within your people, the "initiative to take action" so that they learn to develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential.

  Managers who are successful are always good at delegating. Less successful managers, when asked why they don't delegate more, often reply

  • "If only my staff were more experienced" or,
  • "I don't have enough faith in my staff to do the job properly" or,
  • "Delegation. Sounds great in theory, but I need to have fully trained staff and I don't have the t
    Tips for Truckers' Wives - On the Home Front
    I am a trucker's wife. But I'm also a trucker. As such, I am in a unique position to know what it's like to be married to a truck driver AND what it's like to BE a truck driver.A trucker's wife may want to be a help to her husband when he's on the road and also be a blessing to him when he is home. But without an understanding of what it's like to be a truck driver, they may misunderstand some aspects of the job. And the trucker husband, being a man, generally doesn't know how to voice his needs.When a trucker gets home he wants nothing other than to BE. He wants to relish the smells and sights and comforts that he has missed while on the road. He doesn't want a to-do list, he doesn't want an rambling update on local news, he, frankly, doesn't want to
    ate

  If you are not a manager, or do not have anyone to delegate to, then I suggest the excellent article by Beth Schneider (http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Delegate-When-There-is-No-One-to-Delegate-To&id=141500).

  The key to delegation is to develop within your people, the "initiative to take action" so that they learn to develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential.

  Managers who are successful are always good at delegating. Less successful managers, when asked why they don't delegate more, often reply

  • "If only my staff were more experienced" or,
  • "I don't have enough faith in my staff to do the job properly" or,
  • "Delegation. Sounds great in theory, but I need to have fully trained staff and I don't have the t
    Catering Advice - Working with a Catering Consultant
    Having worked in the Catering trade for some years, within that time I would have never thought of calling for help from a consultant. Why you ask well its very simple really, I thought they would be very expensive, take up to much of my time, I had loads of good ideas of my own and the main reason would be I had my pride.However that’s not the case with a catering consultant, it’s certainly not the case with Complete Catering Advice the company I set up over 4 years ago in France. I would visit friends within the trade and help them where I could, friends within the UK and France. I enjoyed helping them and seeing their profits increase was even better, it should be said we had great fun, and that’s just how it should be.When hiring a Consultant try
    op within your people, the "initiative to take action" so that they learn to develop their skills and knowledge to their full potential.

    Managers who are successful are always good at delegating. Less successful managers, when asked why they don't delegate more, often reply

    • "If only my staff were more experienced" or,
    • "I don't have enough faith in my staff to do the job properly" or,
    • "Delegation. Sounds great in theory, but I need to have fully trained staff and I don't have the t
      EU Protects Own Shoe Industry Against Asian Exporters
      In a bid to protect its own shoe-making and leather industries, the European Union proposed anti-dumping policies and duties against Asian shoes. The EU stated its intent last Tuesday as Asian exporters like India, Vietnam, and China flood European markets with cheaper but quality shoes. The EU felt that the low cost of Asian shoe exports threaten fair trade in the markets of Europe. If the EU succeeds in its bid, Asian exporters are likely to face an increase on tariff and exportation fees.It was reported that the governments of EU-member countries would conduct a month-long debate about the proposed extra charge on Asian exporters. If approved, these extra charges may amount to an increase of 16.5% on Chinese shoes and ten percent for Vietnamese exports. T
      often reply

      • "If only my staff were more experienced" or,
      • "I don't have enough faith in my staff to do the job properly" or,
      • "Delegation. Sounds great in theory, but I need to have fully trained staff and I don't have the time to train them".

      If some of these comments sound familiar to you, then the following steps will show you how to:

      • Identify the current "level of initiative" of each of your team members.
      • Use the “level of initiative” ranking with your team to further develop their skills and knowledge.

      When delegating, it is important to fit the task to the person and to ensure the reason for delegating is appropriate.

      Firstly, let's look at the person. Is it possible to delegate to all your team members? For delegation purposes, team members may be classified as those who:

      1. Wait until he or she is told what to do.
      2. Do what is necessary, but refer to their manager or supervisor all problems or slightly unusual issues for a decision.
      3. Refer all problems or unusual occurrences for a decision, but when doing so recommend appropriate action.
      4. Take action on problems as they occur and then immediately report on the action taken.
      5. Take a