| Through both management training courses and time | | | | themselves the following questions: |
| management training courses one of the key areas | | | | Is there someone who can do any of the above tasks |
| managers must learn is the effective art of delegation. | | | | better than me? |
| Time management training courses teach us the | | | | Is there some one with training that I can develop to |
| importance of managing time through gaining more | | | | carry out the task? |
| minutes or hours in your working day by becoming | | | | Is there some one who may do it different than me |
| good at delegating. Whereas management training | | | | and maybe not quite as good but still acceptable? |
| courses teach us the skills of delegating in order to | | | | Other things to discover is not only your own time |
| develop staff. | | | | management but the cost of the task, in other words if |
| Whatever the reason or delegating, whether it be to | | | | there is some one paid less than you, who can carry |
| gain more control of your working day and manage | | | | out the task then it makes management sense to |
| your time better or whether it is to effectively manage | | | | allow them to carry out the task. |
| your team the skills needed are the same. | | | | The key steps to Time management through |
| Delegation does not mean doing nothing yourself and | | | | delegation are as follows: |
| abdicating work, but it does mean managing time more | | | | Identify the task to delegate: Generally delegate the |
| effectively and managing your staff. On Time | | | | whole task if possible |
| management training courses you often hear Manager | | | | Flag the idea to the individual: Choose some one who |
| say ‘I haven’t got time to delegate, or I am the | | | | is willing and able |
| only one that can do the task, or I don’t really have | | | | Sell the task: You may need to sell the |
| anyone with the skills. | | | | benefits to the individual to carrying out the task in |
| The truth is generally that they have not sat back and | | | | terms of their own development |
| looked at how they could delegate. | | | | Organise and control the task: Ensure the task is |
| Those who are successful at delegating and improve | | | | organised and you have also agreed feedback times |
| their time management skills are those that ask | | | | and meetings to ensure the task has been carried out. |