ESL Podcast 404 – Delegating Work

Anya: I don't know how I'm going to get all of this work done before I go on vacation. Estevan: What you need to do is to delegate. Stop being a control freak and get other people to help you with your work. Anya: I've tried to delegate before, but I ended up having to redo the work myself. It was no timesaver at all. It definitely wasn't worth the trouble. Estevan: That's because you have to delegate in the right way. You can't just assign a project to one of your employees. You have to give them explicit1 instructions and measurable goals. Anya: I did that. I gave my employee detailed2 instructions and she still let me down. Estevan: I bet you didn't ask her to report back to you periodically, did you? To get results, you have to tell your employees to give you progress reports. That way, you can make sure she's on the right track. See what I mean? Anya: Okay, maybe you're right. I know one thing. If I don't get some help soon, I'll be spending my vacation at my desk! Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

 

1 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

2 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。