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Should you work on your strengths?…or your weaknesses?

August 16th, 2011 · 142 Comments

When considering training…or just simply places to place your own efforts… Are you better off working on your strengths or your weaknesses? The answer may surprise you!

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Tags: Soft Skills

Here’s a Quick Checkup: Where Do You Stand on the Three Elements of Delegation

October 26th, 2009 · 1,964 Comments

Whether new or experienced managers, we need to always be mindful of our delegation skills. Most important to remember is that not only can our delegation style change, but the people, tasks, and circumstances can change also. Thus, it is important to periodically ask ourselves “How are my delegation skills right now?” because the answer may have changed!

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Tags: Soft Skills

Successful Delegation Includes Responsibility, Authority, and Empowerment

August 1st, 2008 · 504 Comments

Successful delegation requires granting both responsibility and authority. These two, combined properly, constitute “empowerment”. However, these two are often not properly executed by the project manager or program leader, and the blame is often placed on the delegate, not on the leader! We, as project and program leaders, need to look at ourselves in the mirror and ask if we are delegating properly.

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Tags: Soft Skills

To Delegate or Not to Delegate – 7 Considerations for Project Managers

December 20th, 2007 · 132 Comments

There are lots of opinions on delegating. There is no one right answer to when it best to delegate, but there are some key considerations. Here are 7 key considerations for determining whether or not to delegate a task.

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Tags: Soft Skills

A Fresh Look at Delegation – 10 Ideas for Action

November 1st, 2007 · 1,213 Comments

Delegation is something that we must do excellently in order to be managers, and we must do very skillfully to be leaders. At first glance, it would seem to be easy to delegate work to subordinates, but actually doing it well is often much more complex.

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Tags: Soft Skills