Time Management - Marc Mancini
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How to Delegate Effectively 73<br />
What Can You Delegate?<br />
What types of tasks should you delegate? Two categories come<br />
to mind:<br />
1. Tasks you don’t want but that others might.<br />
2. Tasks for which someone else might be better qualified.<br />
A good place to begin exploring delegating possibilities is<br />
with a list of daily tasks—particularly routine ones—that might<br />
fit into either of the above categories. If you can find even one<br />
or two routine tasks that you might be able to delegate, you’ll<br />
free up time to do those things you simply cannot delegate.<br />
Why Is It Hard to Delegate?<br />
Why is it so hard to delegate? One possible reason: dark, irrational<br />
thoughts may block the path. Here are six key reasons<br />
people give for not delegating a task. Ask yourself which ones<br />
most often apply to you.<br />
Don’t Waste Your <strong>Time</strong><br />
Most tasks that cost more for you to do than for someone<br />
else are a waste of your time.Your value as an employee,<br />
manager, business owner, or officer consists in those special skills that<br />
you alone bring to your job.<br />
So what kinds of tasks could you consider delegating or outsourcing,<br />
to maximize your value to the company? Some obvious examples:<br />
• Database management<br />
• Filing/clerical work<br />
• Research<br />
• Proofreading<br />
• Telephone calls for simple information<br />
• Making appointments<br />
• Word processing<br />
• Sales and marketing<br />
• Computer programming<br />
There are many other kinds of duties or tasks that you may find<br />
smart to delegate. Anything that can be done by someone who is paid<br />
less than you would be a prime task to delegate or outsource.