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Category: Advice
Sound advice on delegating tasks to others
I’ve been spending some time hunting down other I.T. professional blogs, not only to learn more but as homework to help me refine my own focus, and stumbled on to this excellent post over on the Cloud Computing blog. It details some rules of thumb about how to effectively delegate tasks to others – two, in particular, stood out to me:
- “focus on doing the right things, not doing things right”
- “manage the staffers concerns, not your own”
Read the entire post here.
Very simple rule to live by as an I.T. admin
Ask yourself this question when considering how buttoned up your company’s I.T. is:
If I get hit by a bus today, will someone w/ access to a few key things be able to keep things running based on your clear, logical organization and documentation?
If the answer is ‘no’ on any level then get to work, buddy.