PROTECT ME!!! The Daily Mail (UK) is either the most fair-minded publication on the planet or the most confused – in an article titled "Women talk three times as much as men, says study" the near-ending reads:
Deborah Cameron, an Oxford University linguistics professor with a special interest in language and gender, said the amount
Here’s a quote from an article called ‘Yours Truly,’ the E-Variations in today’s New York Times:
Many e-mail users don’t bother with a sign-off, and Letitia Baldridge, the manners expert, finds that annoying. “It’s so abrupt,” she said, “and it’s very unfriendly. We need grace in our lives, and I’m not talking about heavenly grace.
The Secret Step: Asking the delegatee for ideas regarding the assigned task.
Four reasons why your delegatee may have an unanticipated but valuable contribution to make
1) Your delegatee may have performed a similar task in the past for someone who knew something different (and valuable)
2) Your delegatee may be just creative enough
I have included "delegating" as a client relations skill for 23 years – with it comes increased client satisfaction – without it comes client and associate dissatisfaction – you choose.
Thank you to Rod Boothby of innovation Creators (whom you will find on my blogroll)
