The Gift of Time: How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed

January 22, 2015

The Gift of Time: How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed

The Gift of Time: How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed provides managers and business owners with the knowledge they need to effectively delegate, in order to better invest their time in trying new things, being more creative and achieving business growth.

As demonstrated in the book, the value of successful delegation is significant. Identifying some of the key benefits, author Gail Thomas notes: “Many business owners believe they could grow their company by more than 50% if they could free up just 10% of their time. This makes the current value of delegation to SMEs and the UK economy around £3 billion per annum”.

The Gift of Time is based on detailed research by the author and looks beyond traditional ‘downward’ delegation, covering upward, sideways, silent and stakeholder delegation. It also examines typical attitudes and barriers preventing successful delegation, such as: time, money, knowledge and issues with guilt, trust and control.

The Gift of Time includes case studies to illustrate effective examples of delegation and contributions by guest writers, who are experts in particular areas of the field. Topics covered include delegation as a new leader and a chapter on delegation for parents by revered parental coach Elizabeth O’Shea.

This book is for managers and business owners who want to free up some time to create a more successful business and a happier life.

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The Gift of Time: How Delegation Can Give you Space to Succeed by Gail Thomas is due to be published by Capstone in February, priced £12.99. 

“Businesses succeed when they delegate, spreading responsibility and autonomy upwards, downwards and sideways. Gail Thomas’ extensive personal experience translates into valuable words of wisdom on what we might soon call ‘the art of delegating’”

–Julian Barling, PhD FRSC, Borden Chair of Leadership & author of The Science of Leadership