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4 questions to ask to decide if you should delegate or do it yourself

Work Life

If you aren’t sure whether or when to delegate, you’re not alone. People often fear delegating. They worry about things such as others not doing the task well, or that delegating somehow implies they can’t pull their weight. It’s one of the main things my clients often have trouble with.

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Front-line managers: Your business strategy superheroes

Insperity

Regularly assess and adjust their supervisor workloads and make sure they’re delegating tasks when possible. Equip your leaders for success Give your leaders the necessary budgetary resources and tools, such as digital task management software, to do their jobs effectively.

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Management training and employee retention: 6 ways to improve both

Insperity

Your HR generalists and junior software developers don’t plan to remain in their entry-level positions forever. Teach delegation. Encourage your managers to think of delegation as a force multiplier that allows their team to get more done rather than losing control. Even your high-flyers can have a bad day, week or month.

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Keeping your company culture intact during rapid growth

Insperity

Infrastructure fails: Ad hoc processes and procedures or existing software often fails to support larger volumes or additional complexity. Infrastructure fails: Analyze existing project management structure, software systems, information flow, decision-making processes and staffing needs.

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This is how you empower your team while maintaining strategic oversight

Work Life

Maria, a project manager at a fast-growing tech company Ive consulted with, is leading the rollout of a new software update for a major client. Overreliance on delegation can lead to a lack of awareness of operational challenges, potentially causing misalignment with organizational goals.

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3 Tips to Create Reusable Checklists

Jen Lawrence

Be clear about what software or tools you’ll need, where to save things, naming conventions, templated language, hex codes, whatever it is you need to deliver the best version of the work you’re doing. Creating checklists is the best way to document workflows, ensure you deliver consistent quality, and facilitate delegation.

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10 Jobs With a Good Work-Life Balance: Careers That Let You Thrive

Success

Project Manager Project management involves planning, delegation and meeting deadlines. This means some work can be done alongside other daily activities, regardless of location. Finding the perfect work-life balance in such a scenario can be easier than in some other roles. In a perfect world, there may be no need for overtime.