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4.25 THE ART OF DELEGATION
Educating your clients in mastering the art of delegation, is an invaluable
coaching skill.
Your ability to explain and coach your clients to implement the idea that
they don't have to do everything themselves will have a huge impact on
their business and personal life.
So let's examine the subject in more detail:
What tasks should be considered for delegation?
Powerful Tips for Mastering Delegation
More Important Steps of the Delegation Process
Overwhelm, having too much to do and not enough time, is often one of
the biggest issues coaching clients bring to the table in both personal and
work issues.
But the answer is not just about getting someone else to do things for
you.
The art of delegation is about managing the process elegantly and
smoothly.
Before we get onto the tips, I’d like to share the three big mistakes I find
people make when they start to delegate.
Three Delegation Mistakes
1. Abdication: The first is “delegation by abdication”. That is, just tell a
subordinate, or whoever, to just get on with the job without v