The 7 steps of successful delegation

Too much to do and not enough time to do it? Most of us have more tasks on our daily to-do lists than we can realistically achieve. Even for masters of organisation and time manage-ment, 24 hours in the day is frequently not enough. Our mod-ern workloads are often too great to be managed alone.

Delegation – sharing the load – is the obvious solution, yet many of us struggle to relinquish control. The reasons for this are manifold: perfectionism, a desire for control, a fear of loss of reputation, a drive to be ‘nice’, a lack of trust in the work of others or simply a lack of knowledge about the right tools. Even where tasks are nominally assigned to others, we still scramble to do most of the work.

In this entertaining, practical guide, renowned time manage-ment expert Cordula Nussbaum shows how things can be different. She exposes the pitfalls and hurdles to which we all-too-readily succumb and empowers us to convert our inner saboteurs into our greatest advocates. The book is a valuable tool for the art of “You do that, please!” As you read, you’ll realise that letting go and relinquishing control don’t have to be painful. On the contrary: successful delegation unburdens us of unnecessary drains on our time and unlocks new scope for creativity, innovation and the things that really matter.

A seasoned business journalist, entrepreneur and 20-time book author, Cordula Nussbaum has long inspired an audience of millions with her guidance and wisdom on personal success. Her German-language podcast ‘Kreatives Zeitmanagement’ (‘Creative Time Management’) is among the top-rated in the self-help category; her blog, gluexx-factory.de, is visited by thousands of readers every month. Her books have been translated into six languages to date and are featured in Lufthansa’s on-board entertainment programme. She has been named “Germany’s leading expert on the subject of time management” by German magazine SPIEGEL Wissen.Cordula has received a number of awards and accolades for her work, including ‘Trainer of the Year’, ‘Top 100 Success Trainer’ and ‘TOP 10 Trainer & Infl uencer 2019’. As a result of her widely respected work in the training and development arena, she was the second German woman ever to receive the globally coveted ‘Certifi ed Speaking Professional (CSP)’ title.