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Outstanding managers make their presence felt without
being obvious about their infl uence.

Excellent managers increase the value of the people

reporting to them.

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Delegating Effectively

and Empowering

Employees to Take Risks

WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY! YOU have a group of people whom
you employ to get work done and be productive members of your
team. The best way to do that is for you and them to understand
and leverage their strengths in terms of the goals of the depart-
ment and the company as a whole. Embrace the chance to moti-
vate others and enable them to grow and excel in their jobs.
This chapter shows you how to encourage employees to take
risks and how you can best delegate responsibilities. If you are

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