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Re: U1DF: The Art of Getting Things Done

by Houda Elkarachi - Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 10:31 AM
The textbook has defined management as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of
other people.”. 
I have learned this the hard way, two years ago, I had a small shop selling vegetables, fruits,
meat and Chicken. I had two employee yet I was doing most of the things on my own. I would
wake up at 6 am run to the central Market get my order and return to the shop at 7 am. Do
inventory and put everything in place and open at 8 am. I will be there until 8 pm. Do inventory
and check what do we need to buy for the next day. 
 When the shop failed, I asked my father on his opinion. He told me that the devil resides in the
details. Or as Murphy puts it, nothing is as easy as it looks. One task can takes hours of our time.
We only have 12 hours a day. Thus, in order to do more, we need to break the work and let other
do more. It is not just delegating a task, it is trusting and empowering people to do more.
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