Delegation Gifts

'As a supervisor myself, Edna, I admire your ability to compartmentalize.'

'As my subordinate, naturally I expect you to take the heat on things that otherwise would make me uncomfortable.'

In Tray, Out Tray and Not My Job Tray

"Can I add just one more project to your workload?"

God's Subcontractors

Problems roll off my back and slide into Plotkins' office.

"THIS looks like a job for ... somebody else."

"Never do today what someone else can do tomorrow."

"Hey, why can't I get any help with this paperwork?!"

'I'm putting you in charge of ordering, Beegly.. this is the list and directions to the Deli.'

'Social conscience isn't my strong suit, so you'll be handling everthing except the money.'

No need for you to read this. You seem to have got it to a fine art.

'I'll say this for Crawshaw, when he delegates, he delegates.'

"The chief exec says we have to focus on giving better cover at weekends...he's going to make an announcement when he gets in on Monday!"

'Ah, Williams, are you familiar with the term ‘Poisoned Chalice'?'

"Here are my notes on collateralized debt obligation. Make me sound like I know what I'm talking about."

"I don't have scientific breakthroughs. I have people who do that for me."

'I hate leaving work when I feel I could have delegated more.'

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

Paperwork No Me Gusta.

"I need to clone myself."

"Give a man a job, and he'll work all day. Teach a man to delegate, and he'll take the rest of the day off."

Desk trays: The Good - The Bad - The Ugly

"Just put that in my, 'I'll get to it when I can, I'm only human' pile."

Man with cat on the end of fishing rod, catching fish.

Oh sure, unload it on me to do it/Out.

'I'll need some people to boss around.'

'The boss is taking me along for a working vacation. I'll be doing his work while he has fun.'

'I start my day by making a list of everything I need to do . . . and who I can get to do it for me.'

"I learned early, if at first you don't succeed, delegate."

Bring It On!

"'Time management' is an essential executive skill. . . I spent the first hour on a Monday morning the delegating tasks and the rest of the week napping."

"I'm going to need your room cleaned by end-of-day."

Filing Trays.

The Need for Delegation