Books
BOOKS
Dr. Carolena Lawrence is a published author of numerous scholarly articles (too many to list). She has contributed pioneering theories and procedures in integrating technology into the learning process, the effects of learning style using CBI, and in bridging gap between technology and the end user.
5-Easy Steps for Effective Delegation:
A Guide for Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, Teachers and Trainers
By delegating effectively, you will get your staff and others engaged in important and challenging work allowing them to develop their skills and to prepare them for their next level of responsibility. Most of all, delegating will allow you time to work on innovative projects and to take care of the bigger picture.
This Guide breaks the delegation process into five easy steps that you can practice and become skilled at delegating. To be effective in the delegation process, it is very important for you to complete each of the five steps in order. Do not take shortcuts because you may run the risk of miscommunication and receiving the wrong outcome from the job.
As a leader, our job is to nurture and develop the staff in their attributes to empower them to successfully take on tasks. An added bonus of delegation is that delegating can be used in all areas of your life. You can also delegate at home and in personal and social circles that you may be involved. Therefore, the art of delegation is not just limited to the work environment.
You can practice the art in every part of your life. Delegation will take time, work, and will require us to overcome personal barriers to delegating; but it will be well worth it.
For Women Who Work Too Hard & Do Too Much - Learn to Delegate:
Increase Professional Productivity and Reduce Stress
This book focuses on delegation from a woman’s perspective in the work environment.
As women we tend to do too much, work too hard, work too long, and try to do everything ourselves, then we wonder why we are always so tired and stressed. Women seem to have the need to make sure everything is done correct and feel that we are the only pone that can get it done the right way. We too often feel the need to be busy and to be perfect.
Although this book is written specifically for women, the principles and strategies presented work in male dominated setting as well. There is no difference; men use the same principles. An important principle that as women we should realize (which men already know), is that we need to master the art of delegation and try not to do everything ourselves. We must learn to delegate responsibilities to empower others. The more you empower others, the more powerful and successful you become. Bottom line, “we must learn to delegate effectively.”
We need to master delegation to set ourselves up for success by directing, training, and encouraging others. By not delegating, women can end up delaying decisions, which can cause problems for others.
Rather than attempting to do everything ourselves, we must assess who on our staff is capable of doing which jobs, has the knowledge, skills, talents, maturity, commitment, and experience to carry out various tasks. As a leader, our job is to nurture and develop the staff in their attributes to empower them to successfully take on tasks.
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How to Improve Your Delegation Skills By Empowering Your Team:
A Guide for Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, Trainers
In this book, the key focus is “Empowering yourself and others.” That empowerment is using the communication skill of delegation. What you will learn is why delegation is a key communication skill along with learning the top five delegation skills of: communication, feedback, time management, training, and trust.
How to Improve Your Delegation Skills by Empowering Your Team is designed for Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors and Trainers that want a guide to learn: how to assess your delegation skills; why delegation is an essential leadership communication skill; how to get work done through others; why you should delegate; when, what and to whom to delegate; and the delegation process.
Special features of How to Improve Your Delegation Skills by Empowering Your Team are: quotes to provide inspiration, motivation, and encouragement toward your success; quotes to make you think about how you can provide added value and quality to your work, and how to work smarter rather than harder; and tips integrated throughout the book on how to delegate effectively.
A supplemental resource, Study & Reflection Workbook – A Guide for Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, Trainers is bundled with How to Improve Your Delegation Skills by Empowering Your Team. The workbook includes: assessment guides and checklists; activities to assess your knowledge and experience on how well you delegate, activities to reinforce your delegation skills, and more.
