Don't Do. Delegate! [Mass Market Paperback]

James M. Jenks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1986

Master the art of delegation . . . and you will master the business of time -- the time to think, the time to plan, the time to accomplish more in your job and in your career. DON'T DO. DELEGATE! will give you the foresight and the flexibility to multiply productivity, improve morale, and achieve solid results without putting in long, counterproductive hours. It will give you the power to manage your job and keep your job from managing you. Here are the secrets that have put top executives on the top -- and that can put you on the fast track to success.

Learn how to:
Know exactly what and when to delegate, and how to target the best people for the job
Make sure the job gets done right, on schedule, and hassle-free
Motivate subordinates, convey trust, and inspire loyalty
PLUS
Comprehensive evaluation worksheets to help you monitor and control the task you delegate

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"Progress-minded corporate types are sure to find a lot here to mull over." -- Publishers Weekly

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Master the art of delegation . . . and you will master the business of time -- the time to think, the time to plan, the time to accomplish more in your job and in your career. DON'T DO. DELEGATE! will give you the foresight and the flexibility to multiply productivity, improve morale, and achieve solid results without putting in long, counterproductive hours. It will give you the power to manage your job and keep your job from managing you. Here are the secrets that have put top executives on the top -- and that can put you on the fast track to success.

Learn how to:
Know exactly what and when to delegate, and how to target the best people for the job
Make sure the job gets done right, on schedule, and hassle-free
Motivate subordinates, convey trust, and inspire loyalty
PLUS
Comprehensive evaluation worksheets to help you monitor and control the task you delegate

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345334620
• ISBN-13: 978-0345334626
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,268,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A concise treatment in an easy to read format, December 27, 2005

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Thomas E. Dinan (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Do. Delegate! (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked up this book at Fry's Electronics in Palo Alto, CA of all places. I very much liked the book because it introduced me to the concept of delegation as a management skill. Previous to this, having no exposure to literature on the subject, I knew that delegation was important but didn't have a good method to go about it.

The book is concise and easy to read. I particularly liked their treatment of the subject of inserting controls in the process to monitor and guide one's delegatee. It made me realize that delegation is not about "trusting" people. Instead, it is about setting up a management process that causes work to be done by others, which greatly multiplies one's effectiveness as a manager. I think that many managers are ineffective as delegators because they feel that they should trust their subordinates and that if their trust is betrayed they think they must do it themselves. This is particularly true of engineers who have become managers. But this book tells us that delegation is not like that at all. Trust is not the issue. Setting up good controls and using them is the issue.