How to Delegate (Essential Managers Series)

Product Details

It's worth mentioning that the book is part of the "Essential Managers" series by reference publisher Dorling-Kindersley--a series comprising 20 itty-bitty books on business and career topics that range from communication, leadership, and decision-making to the management of time, budgets, change, meetings, people, projects, and teams. Combining the talent of the "For Dummies" book series for breaking down a lot of information into bite-sized bits and sidebars with Dorling-Kindersley's signature design style of crisp, classy graphics on a gleaming white backdrop, the books don't represent the cutting edge of business thinking or reflect necessarily any unique individual perspective. Instead, it's as if someone had collated the best general thinking on these 20 topics, and rolled them out into 72 brightly designed and easy-to-read pages--studded along the way with boxed tips, color shots of a multiracial cast of "coworkers" animatedly hashing through the workplace issues of the day, and, on the last few pages of each volume, a self-test of one's skills in the topic at hand. Again, they're not for anyone who's looking for more in-depth or focused help on any of the covered subjects, but they're perfect as a quick general-interest reference; and, let's face it, they're so damn cute, and look so smart in a neat little stack or row, that probably you'll want to buy a whole bunch to give as gifts to your entire staff or department. --Timothy Murphy

Product Reviews

(4 stars) - A Snappy Little Book
Many DK primers are overly simplistic and insult those who have been around the block. This title is very useful for new managers or veterans. It summarizes the essential skills and process. It provides a checklist and helpful hints. It is very suitable for an informal managers luncheon discussion or for a mentoring tool. It can be used as a self-study primer. Delegation is at the heart of success for first level managers. This little work should be dog-earred from reference by managers. Managers who want to go further or deeper should invest in a course or text book on situational management. Balancing the task and people dimension effectively and intentionally is required to move forward.

(4 stars) - Good little refeference book
This book was short and concise. It has a lot of information that you already know, but is written in a way that makes you think about it more. I would have liked that the book elaborated more, but it is a good little reference book on delegating.

(4 stars) - Excellent Read for First Time Managers
Great Book and excellent read for first time managers. The book addresses the risk/fears of delegating and also step by step guide to delegation that is essential for managers and team leads. Must Read!

(4 stars) - Good shape
This book took a few days longer than I thought, but it arrived in good shape. Great price for a good book. Thanks.

(5 stars) - Reminders and wholesome advice
Essential Managers books can be overly simple and a bit stiff. Yet, most of the books take a considered, reasonable approach to management topics that I find refreshing. I appreciate the old-fashioned but extremely common-sense approach Heller and Hindle take in this particular book, which doesn't pander to the now-common "throw it into the team and let them hash it out" approach to getting the job done.

How to delegate is a must to have on your shelf when you must confront serious basic problems focusing your direct reports on the work at hand. Though I would not use the actual delegation form suggested in this book, the concept has proved useful over and over again.

Like all of the Essential Manager books, Dorling Kindersley provides a wonderful, simple user interface, with great formating and lots of charts, diagrams, suggested forms, etc. I advise you to get it, read it, and keep it where you can see it when you start to pull your hair out.

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