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Good tips. A few more: * Resist all tasks that you and your team can't figure out next step for. (They're not actionable.) * Find the maximum task length you'
by ddebernardy 9y ago
Good tips. A few more:
* Resist all tasks that you and your team can't figure out next step for. (They're not actionable.)
* Find the maximum task length you're comfortable with doing yourself; try to delegate anything that you expect will take you longer. Keep this number very low (e.g. 15 min or 5 min).
* To balance the latter, find the maximum hours you're comfortable with having someone else do work you'd do in an hour. Keep this number high (e.g. 8 hours or 20 hours), and step in to do things yourself only when delegating will make you over it.
(Edit: Also, there are good lessons learned from the past; don't forget to read books books, like PeopleWare.)
- mikehollinger 9y agoGo have a listen to this excellent podcast on delegation [1] from Manager Tools. They hit the same notes you’re hitting, but provide some additional actionable tips and tricks for figuring out when things are going well, about to go wrong, or going wrong. [1] https://www.manager-tools.com/2005/08/the-art-of-delegation https://www.manager-tools.com/2005/08/the-art-of-delegation
- tome 9y agoThis is a great episode about their "balls in boxes" model of delegation. If you delegate it's probably worth your while to listen to it. If you are delegated to then it's probably also worth your while!