“Delegation: Getting Work Done Through Others” is the ideal course for the manager or leader who wants to learn how to enable and engage their staff while learning to spend more time on the Business.
Unlock peak productivity and empower your team with "Delegation: Getting Things Done Through Others." This comprehensive course equips you with the essential strategies to confidently delegate, transforming your leadership approach and fostering a highly engaged workforce.
Effective delegation is more than just offloading tasks; it's about strategic empowerment, developing talent, and multiplying your impact. We'll dismantle common barriers that hinder delegation and guide you through a clear process for identifying what can and should be delegated, and to whom.
Upon completion, you will not only understand the steps required for effective delegation but also be able to implement them, influence behavior through informed choices, and cultivate a high-performing team ready for future challenges. Elevate your leadership by getting more done, through others, more effectively.
David is a facilitator and executive coach focussed on helping build individual and organizational capability. He is an experienced coach and consultant in the area of leadership development, focusing on performance-related communication, management skills, team dynamics and difficult conversations involving conflicting points of view. He excels at helping individuals and organizations achieve their objectives through effective management and development of human capital. David has worked with organizations in a variety of sectors including retail, apparel design and distribution, wholesale, professional services, insurance, manufacturing, government and not-for-profit. Prior to starting his own consulting practice, David held senior HR positions in several prominent Canadian retail organizations including Loblaw Companies, Shoppers Drug Mart and Big V Pharmacies. He also has many years of experience as a lecturer at the Ivey School of Business and at Seneca College where he currently teaches Organizational Behaviour and HR Planning. In 2010, David authored a course on Performance Management as part of the Leadership Development Series program offered by Ontario Colleges. David is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business at Western University, earning a degree in Honors Business Administration (HBA). He earned his Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation and his Certified Human Resources Professional Leader (CHRL) designation. As well, David has earned the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) accreditation from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is a certified administrator of the MERIT Profile Assessment© and has worked extensively with the DiSC© assessment as well as other leadership assessment tools. He is also an active community volunteer, having held several volunteer leadership positions.
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