How to Delegate (Essential Managers Series)

by Robert Heller

Book Overview

Often, the hardest part of managing isn't being in charge of everything, but knowing what you can farm out to others, and how to do it (especially when the buck nonetheless stops with you). This zingy... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789428903
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: DK
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read for First Time Managers

Great Book and excellent read for first time managers. The book addresses the risk/fears of delegating and also step by step guide to delegation that is essential for managers and team leads. Must Read!

Good shape

This book took a few days longer than I thought, but it arrived in good shape. Great price for a good book. Thanks.

Reminders and wholesome advice

Essential Managers books can be overly simple and a bit stiff. Yet, most of the books take a considered, reasonable approach to management topics that I find refreshing. I appreciate the old-fashioned but extremely common-sense approach Heller and Hindle take in this particular book, which doesn't pander to the now-common "throw it into the team and let them hash it out" approach to getting the job done. How to delegate is a must to have on your shelf when you must confront serious basic problems focusing your direct reports on the work at hand. Though I would not use the actual delegation form suggested in this book, the concept has proved useful over and over again.Like all of the Essential Manager books, Dorling Kindersley provides a wonderful, simple user interface, with great formating and lots of charts, diagrams, suggested forms, etc. I advise you to get it, read it, and keep it where you can see it when you start to pull your hair out.