Leslie Ferry
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Get Back the Work You Asked For

45 min
Nov 10, 2026 12:00 PM

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What you'll learn

How to delegate the way each person needs, not how you would

See why handing off work the way you’d want to receive it leads to misunderstandings and rework.

How to tell what each person needs to feel clear

Some people need the why, some the details, some who it affects and some the goal.

How to hand off your next assignment so it comes back right

Rewrite one assignment for one person on your team, so it comes back closer to what you had in mind.

Why this topic matters

Rework drains time and energy, and leaves you both frustrated. You explained it, they nodded, and what came back wasn’t what you asked for. No two people need the same handoff: some need the goal and freedom to decide how, others need the details and time to think it through. The context you include matters as much as how you say it. In 45 minutes with Q&A, you’ll learn the four work patterns and how to match your direction to each person.

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Leslie Ferry

Leslie Ferry

30-Year Tech Exec | Author | ICF Career Coach | Founder, The Career Edge

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