How to Be Awesome at Your Job

825: The Six Steps of Masterful Delegation with Aaron Schmookler

Dec 15, 2022

42:59

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Clarify desired outcome, resources, and authority before delegating.

Ask for permission to delegate and provide an overview without going into detail.

Maintain ongoing communication, debrief after completion, and avoid micromanaging.

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Preparing for Delegation

Before delegating, it is important to clarify the desired outcome, the deadline, and the resources needed for success. Identifying the right person for the task and ensuring they have the necessary authority are also crucial.

Can I Get Your Help With Something? Can I Give You a Project?

02:02

Delegating the Reporting

02:15

The First Step in Delegation

04:05

Introduction

2min

How Do We Also Bet Your Job?

2min

What the Heck Are You Blathering on About Now?

3min

Delegation - I Am Fired Up to Delegate

4min

I'm Not Participating in This Recession

3min

The First Step in Delegation

4min

Delegation

3min

Can I Get Your Help With Something? Can I Give You a Project?

2min

Delegating the Reporting

2min

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What Do I Need to See?

2min

11.

Do You Have What You Need?

3min

12.

Delegation Model - Six Steps

2min

13.

Preventing Disasters, Disappointments, Oopsies and Stress

3min

14.

Are You Scared of Micromanaging?

2min

15.

What Are Your Favorite Things?

2min

16.

What's Your Favorite Habit Right Now?

2min

17.

How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast

2min

Aaron Schmookler shares practical, hard-won wisdom on how to delegate wisely to minimize time, and frustration.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get over the resistance to delegate

2) What you need to do before delegating anything

3) The simple trick to ensuring follow through

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— ABOUT AARON —

For nearly 30 years, Aaron has helped people find their intrinsic motivation, their capacity to collaborate, and the fulfillment that comes from harnessing their creativity. As the co-founder and CEO of The Yes Works, he specializes in supporting business leaders who believe that people are their greatest asset to create environments that bring out their best.

Aaron and The Yes Works serve clients across the country and across industries including Microsoft, MOD Pizza, DiscoverOrg, Burkhart Dental Supply, SOG Knives, 9th Gear, and Textainer to make work good for people and people good for work.

• LinkedIn: Aaron Schmookler

• Website: TheYesWorks.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

• Book: Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job (Pocket Wisdom) by Dennis Bakke

• Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chriss Voss and Tahl Raz

• Past episode: 497: How to Prevent Burnout by Shifting Your Focus with Aaron Schmookler

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