No matter how much energy you expend, no matter how many long hours you put in, no matter how hard you drive yourself, no matter how talented you are, the plain truth is that you cannot do everything yourself. The responsibility and demands on a business executive far outstrip the time and energy s/he has.

The method that effective executives use is deceptively simple — they know how to delegate and work through others. This book offers you the methods and tools to do just that.

Choosing which tasks to delegate

• Different categories of tasks which can be readily delegated

• Tasks which should never be delegated

• Delegation in a crisis situation.

6 steps to successful delegation

• Step 1: Pinpointing the tasks to be delegated

• Step 2: Selecting the best person

• Step 3: Preparing your subordinate

• Step 4: Smoothening the path

• Step 5: Solving the problem of control

• Step 6: Pushing for completion.

How to make delegation a habit

• Change your attitude and style

• Emphasize results

• Insist on monitoring

• Give solutions, not problems

• Reward and praise your subordinates for things well done

• Train your subordinates to delegate.

The insights, guidelines and examples packed in this book will enable you to quickly — and systematically — master the art and skills of delegation.

Benefits you derive from delegation

• You free yourself for more important work

• You can achieve maximum benefits of specialised skills and scarce manpower

• You enhance your problem-solving capabilities

• You can keep things going even in your absence

• You get fresh ideas and viewpoints.