How to delegate well
Tips on how to delegate and handover work so that it does not leave lose ends
Hey there,
It’s summertime. It’s vacation time. You’ve been looking forward to your holiday, but what if you have tons of work and you’re nervous about leaving it all behind and not being able to relax and recharge.
One member on our team has been facing this last week since he was about to embark on a well-deserved 2 weeks break. Since he was also driving 2 major projects in these past weeks, he was nervous about “just leaving it all behind” and so he prepared an amazing hand-over, the best one I have seen so far, I believe 👇 (it also came with a collection of Loom videos 🎥
This inspired me to find resources to help you build your own “Hand-over lists” that can help you keep a peace of mind, while you are away:
How to delegate before your break, so that you keep your “vacation anxiety” at bay ⛵️
👉 How to Make Sure Your Holiday is Really a Holiday by Abigail Angus
Top takeaways: There are multiple steps in prep for your vacation to go well - including delegation and the time you need to plan for it, but my top tip from this article is to plan an extra day (before and after the actual trip).
👉 Why delegating Tasks Before a Vacation Never Works by Carol A Walker
Top takeaways: it’s not about delegation of tasks but about delegation of ownership and this article walks through you what that means
👉 Briefing and Handover by All in Diary
Top takeaways: I found this super helpful, since a successful vacation handover list is kinda mix of both: a briefing and a hand-over!
News from Bunch
After Olivier Bonnet's awesome AMA last week, we’re gearing up for our next one with Amanda Goetz.
Amanda is the Founder & CEO at House of Wise and part-time CMO at Teal. We are so excited to have her as a guest here in Teams at Work. Amanda has made some real power-moves in her career, going from being a VP Marketing at The Knot to a factual CMO to a founder & CEO. We're super excited to hear about her take on taking control of both your professional and personal life.
👉 Lucky for us as you'll be able to ask her ANYTHING that's on your mind next week!
Who? Amanda Goetz - Founder & CEO at House of Wise & part-time CMO at Teal
What? AMA on challenging the traditional models of employment & entrepreneurship, working more effectively, and taking control of your personal life
Where? The #ask_community channel in our Teams At Work Slack community
When? Thursday, August 5 @ 9:30 am PST / 12:30 am EST / 6:30 pm CEST
Want to learn more about Amanda?
Check out this incredible podcast interview we did with her on how to work more effectively and manage chaos. You can also read her interview for Forbes on navigating a divorce during the height of her career and founding her business during the height of the pandemic.
Tips from the Bunch AI Coach
This week’s tip “Remote Briefing Template” is from Daglar Cizmeci, Multi-exit Entrepreneur, MIT Grad and Investor and it’s a great template that does not only show how to brief people remotely, but is also a great starting point for a hand-over briefing if you are delegating projects to others before going on a well-deserved break:
Have a great week and rest up!
Darja