Delegating for results / by Robert B. Maddux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maddux, Robert B.

Series:

Fifty-Minute series.

Fifty-Minute series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Delegation of authority.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Menlo Park, Calif. : Crisp, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What's the biggest weakness of most managers? The inability to delegate effectively.

Contents:

TITLE

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PREFACE

CONTENTS

PART I The Role of the Manager

MANAGEMENT IS A PROCESS

PLANNING

ORGANIZING

MOTIVATING

CONTROLLING

HOW WORK GETS DONE IN ORGANIZATIONS

CASE STUDY 1

The Do-It-Yourself Manager

TECHNICAL, HUMAN, AND CONCEPTUAL SKILLS

WHAT CAN DELEGATING DO FOR ME?

PART II Analyzing Personal Delegation Skills

HOW WELL DO I DELEGATE?

SYMPTOMS OF POOR DELEGATION

COMMON BARRIERS TO DELEGATION

SELF-IMPOSED OBSTACLES

EMPLOYEE-IMPOSED OBSTACLES

SITUATION-IMPOSED OBSTACLES

FACT VERSUS FANCY

The Fallacy of Omnipotence

The Fear of Being Disliked

Lack of Confidence in Employees

Employees Expect the Answers from Me

I Can Do It Faster Than I Can Explain It

PART III Preparing to Delegate

ANALYZE YOUR JOB

DECIDE WHAT TO DELEGATE

CASE STUDY 2

Baffled by the Budget

MY SUGGESTIONS:

PLANNING THE DELEGATION

TASK/PROJECT

ANALYSIS PLANNING SHEET

PART IV Selecting the Right Person

MAKING CHOICES

MAKING THE PREDELEGATION ASSESSMENT

REMEMBER YOUR SECRETARY'S POTENTIAL

DELEGATION

LOG

CASE STUDY 3

Making Choices

PART V Making the Delegation

COMMUNICATING THE DELEGATION

MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

MY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

SIX LEVELS OF AUTHORITY

SIX LEVELS OF DELEGATION

FOLLOWING-THROUGH

CASE STUDY 4

The Incomplete Data Dilemma

PART VI Preparing Employees for Delegation

WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT

PREPARATION BEGINS WITH EMPLOYMENT

DEVELOP EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE COMPLEX TASKS

TEACH EMPLOYEES PROBLEM-SOLVING TECHNIQUES

MAKE EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT POSSIBLE

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DELEGATORS

CASE STUDY 5

The Delegation Disaster

PART VII Potential Delegation Problems and How to Handle Them

DELEGATOR'S TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE.

PART VIII Using Delegation as a Tool in Managing Change

CHANGE IS LEGITIMATE BUT REQUIRES SMOOTH TRANSITIONS

THE KEY ELEMENT IN CHANGE IS HUMAN

BRIDGE THE GAP

CASE STUDY 6

Implementing Change

PART IX Review and Commitment to the Future

REVIEW

REVIEW ANSWERS

TEN TRAPS TO AVOID

A DELEGATION CHECKLIST

DEVELOP A PERSONAL ACTION PLAN

RESPONSES TO CASE STUDIES

Case Study 1: The Do-It-Yourself Manager

Case Study 2: Baffled by the Budget

Case Study 3: Making Choices

Case Study 4: The Incomplete Data Dilemma

Case Study 5: The Delegation Disaster

Case Study 6: Implementing Change.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4175-2211-9

OCLC:

59671620