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Creating a sustainable work/life balance: Delegating effectively and confidently

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In this four-part series, teacher and coach Helen Webb offers practical advice for creating work/life balance. In part four, she focuses on how we can delegate more effectively and with confidence
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As an executive coach I work with a lot of new and developing curriculum leaders, and one of the challenges they often share with me is anxiety over delegating tasks to their team.

Typical comments I hear are:

Being able to confidently delegate and articulate what you want and need from staff is a key skill to master. Equally important is being able to do this while developing trusting relationships, fostering a strong sense of team-work, and getting the best from your team.

Yes, you could do everything yourself – but you will soon burn-out if you take that road. So let us unpick some of the key issues that prevent us from delegating with confidence.

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