11 Delegate to Others
ELEVEN
ONE OF THE GREATESTtime management tools is for you
to get someone else to do the task completely. Your ability to
delegate lower-value tasks to others who can do them at a
lower hourly rate or salary is one of the vital skills of modern
management.
Delegate everything you possibly can to others who can
do the tasks as well as or better than you. Use the “70 percent
rule.” If someone else can do a particular task 70 percent as
well as you, this job is a prime candidate for you to get off
your plate and on to that person’s plate.
Multiply Your Value
Delegation enables you to move from what you can do
personally to what you can manage. Delegation is the skill