#ASDAnet @ASDAnet Get More Done with Delegation Dr. Adam Shisler, 2011-12 ASDA president University of Texas School of Dentistry Nancy R. Honeycutt, CAE,

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Get More Done with DelegationDr. Adam Shisler, 2011-12 ASDA president

University of Texas School of Dentistry

Nancy R. Honeycutt, CAE, executive director

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Objectives• Understand the benefits of delegation in a group

setting where you are the leader.

• Know when and where you need to delegate.

• Be familiar with current research on the power of delegating in a competitive marketplace (organized dentistry, private practice, academics).

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What the Experts Say“Your most important task as a leader

is to teach people how to think and ask the right questions so that the world doesn’t go to hell if you take a day off.”

Prof. Jeffrey PfefferStanford Business

School

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Survey Says2007 Study on Time Management - ½ of 332 companies surveyed showed

concern about employees’ delegation skills

- But, only 28% of those same companies offer any training on the topic

Why aren’t leaders doing anything about this?

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What are we “doing” wrong?Overmanaging or Micromanaging - taking on tasks that should not be

on the plate of leaders

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Consequences of “doing”Over-managing can undermine the

confidence and autonomy of the members of a team.

When leaders are doing, they are not leading.

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Goals of a Leader1)Empower people2)Focus on results

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Creating Culture• Creating environment that

encourages, supports and is built on the expectation of superior performance is what leads to superior results.

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Creating CultureThe Leadership Law

“Think of the reaction that you want first, then determine the actions you can take to maximize the chances that those reactions will actually happen.”

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Leadership Law: Challenges1)Egocentric

o Focus on them not you2)Lack of empathy

o Understand the other point of view3)Leaders focus on their own actions

o Listen actively4)The belief that others understand

themo Walk the floor, but step up to the balcony

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Walk the Floor

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Get on the Balcony

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Right the Ship

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Action Plan- Are there areas where I need to ‘let

go’ or delegate more? - Are there areas where I need to get

more involved or provide more help?

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Do Less of the Doing and More of the Leading- What will you stop doing? - What will you start doing?- What will you continue doing?

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Scenario #1

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Scenario #2

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Scenario #3

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Closing Quote to add

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