The Gift of Time : How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed (Paperback)

Introduction 1

Part One Introducing delegation

1 The definition of delegation 9

2 The benefits of delegation 19

3 The value of delegation 27

4 Types of delegation 47

Part Two Getting delegation to work

5 Barriers to delegation 65

6 Over-capability 85

7 The delegation mindset 91

Part Three Your delegation plan

8 Step 1: Why delegate?101

9 Step 2: What to delegate? 113

10 Step 3: Who to delegate to 127

11 Step 4: Getting from ‘I do’ to ‘You do’ 161

12 Step 5: How to delegate 167

Part Four Delegation in context

13 Delegation as a new leader 191

14 Delegation and other leadership skills 205

15 Disastrous delegation 211

16 Delegation for parents 219

Conclusion: To only do, what only you can do 241

Appendix 1: The art of delegation white paper 243

Appendix 2: The art of delegation manifesto 255

About the Author 258

Acknowledgements 259

Index 261