The Gift of Time
Sunday Times #1 bestseller and long-awaited follow-up to the #1 bestselling Stop Talking, Start Doing You can think big or you can think small, it all starts in the mind. What have you got to lose? If you aim for the stars you might just get there. Sometimes it pays off to think BIG and Richard Newton is here to get us thinking on a bigger scale than we ever imagined. With the right thinking tools and the right approach you can release your inspiration and creativity, reset your ambition and direct your attention to the things that truly matter to you. And that can change your life. Short and punchy with quick tips and inspiring graphics, The Little Book of Thinking Big will have your imagination, creativity and determination firing on all cylinders. You'll come away with a set of BIG goals to fuel and drive your BIG life. Here’s where it starts. This is a reset button. Push it. Think bigger.
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‘A combination of research and practical experience make this well-written book invaluable for those struggling to effectively delegate and manage a team.’
Julie Gledhill, Finance Director, hoyhoy.nl
‘Anyone wanting to take control over their life, enjoying the work that they do, continuously, needs this “Gift”. The online programme also brings the whole subject to life.’
Simon North, Founder of Position Ignition
‘Businesses succeed when they delegate, spreading responsibility and autonomy upwards, downwards and sideways. Gail Thomas's extensive personal experience translates into valuable words of wisdom on what we might soon call “the art of delegating”. ’
Julian Barling, PhD FRSC, Borden Chair of Leadership & Author of The Science of Leadership
THE GIFT OF TIME
HOW DELEGATION CAN GIVE YOU SPACE TO SUCCEED
GAIL THOMAS
This edition first published 2015
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INTRODUCTION
A whole book on the subject of delegation? Who'd have thought?
Personally, I love short paragraphs and chapters: I'm a total ‘cut to it’ person. No fluff required. If you're like that too, here's your reason to stick with this book, even though it's longer than an article:
There's loads in it for you, to make other things shorter and your life better.
If you need a bit more, here's the next part:
• Delegation is a multi-media, multi-directional necessity of life (how thoroughly modern of me).
• There are many benefits to getting delegation right in life: at home as well as at work.
• The potential of successful delegation to the UK economy at just under £300 billion per annum – you should take your share of that.
• I know that clients I've dealt with are usually disappointed that there is no quick fix. Great delegation takes time (for many reasons TIME is the biggest barrier to successful delegation) but the benefits are MASSIVE – I'm a real live case study and I talk about it readily at the drop of a hat.
A grandiose and somewhat unachievable sound bite from Vince Cable at MADE Festival for start-up businesses in 2012 was the inspiration for this book. He said, and I paraphrase, ‘If we had 900 000 new businesses in the UK tomorrow, we would not have an economic problem. Unemployment would be reduced to an acceptable level, the economic deficit would be eradicated and our future pensions problem would be resolved.’
As a serial starter of businesses, I found what he said massively appealing, but as one who knows how tricky it is to get going in the first place, let alone keep a young business afloat, I knew in truth it was a big, if not impossible, ask.
