"I want to delegate work to other more junior staff but am afraid that it would take me even more time and effort."
Once you develop your own "Learning Process Model," time to start, end, and quality of work improve.
a. Sit down, F2F with the assistant, provide them with the description and requirements for the work
they will be doing.
b. Ask them to provide a Work Breakdown Structure for their assignment down to at least Level 3,
and bring it to you the next day.
c. Based on what they did, and were unable to do you will be able to thank them for what they have done and guide them to complete it.
Their time to complete will decrease significantly as you continue with them.
Stay Healthy!
Cheers,
Bill
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William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
Buffalo, N.Y.
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-17-2020 01:41 AM
From: Tung Nguyen
Subject: Tips for effective task delegation?
As I gain more experience in my current role, I find myself involving in a lot of different projects and feel like I don't have enough time to finish them all. I want to delegate work to other more junior staffs but am afraid that it would take me even more time and effort. So how do I get started on delegating work? Any tips are appreciated!
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Tung Nguyen, PhD
Water Resources Engineer
Sacramento, CA
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