{"product_id":"the-author-delegation-decision-tool","title":"The Author Delegation Decision Tool","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour time matters. So does your sanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eShould you keep doing that task yourself? Hand it off to someone else? Automate it? Or stop doing it altogether?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRunning an author business means doing far more than writing books—and eventually, the sheer number of tasks can become overwhelming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut deciding what to take off your plate isn’t always as simple as asking, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Could someone else do this?”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Delegation Decision Tool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e helps you evaluate your recurring business tasks using more than time alone. This interactive Excel workbook considers \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ebusiness value, time commitment, ease of delegation, automation potential, how much the task actually needs you—and how you feel about doing it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBecause a task that takes 30 minutes but ruins your entire afternoon has a cost, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat the workbook helps you evaluate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eEnter up to 25 recurring author-business tasks and assess each one based on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow often you do it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much time it takes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether it genuinely requires your personal involvement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow easily it could be taught or delegated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomation potential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow much you enjoy—or hate—doing it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental and emotional cost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe workbook then automatically recommends one of four paths:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEEP\u003c\/b\u003e — This work may genuinely benefit from your involvement or be worth keeping on your plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELEGATE\u003c\/b\u003e — Someone else may be able to handle this work without sacrificing the value you need from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUTOMATE\u003c\/b\u003e — The task may be repetitive or rules-based enough to remove through automation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eREDUCE \/ ELIMINATE\u003c\/b\u003e — The task may simply not provide enough value to justify the time and energy it consumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind your best delegation opportunities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe workbook doesn’t stop with individual recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt also calculates your monthly workload, potential hours you could reclaim, personal-cost and delegation scores, and automatically identifies your \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTop 5 Delegation Priorities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat means you don’t have to look at a list of 25 tasks and wonder where to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecause personal cost counts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTraditional productivity advice often treats every hour as identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt isn’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMaybe creating graphics takes three hours, but you love doing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMaybe formatting your newsletter only takes an hour, but you dread it for two days, procrastinate on it, and lose your writing momentum every time it comes around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThose differences matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe goal isn’t to outsource as much of your business as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe goal is to build a profitable author business you actually want to operate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Interactive Microsoft Excel workbook (.xlsx)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nellie H. 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