????誰最適合這個項目？

????如果你了解自己的同事，你就會知道向誰尋求幫助。

????合理組織求助用語。不要說“我忙死了。沒時間做這個”或“我笨死了，這個我弄不明白”。你應該使用積極正面的求助語言，將求助變成互惠互利的事情。例如：

????“瑪麗，你給董事會準備的報告，給我留下了深刻印象。你能不能幫我修改一下報告的格式？”

????“泰德，你去年在詹金斯團隊的工作非常出色。你是否愿意考慮加入我的團隊？”

????“薩拉，我認為你的領導能力很了不起。你是否愿意考慮主持這個委員會？”

????正如前文所述，尋求幫助實際上是利用寶貴的資源，以最少的資源和最快的速度得到最好的結果。讓對方知道，你之所以尋求幫助，是因為你重視他們的時間和才能。

????尋找一位助理。如果你有一名助理，那真是太幸運了。他或她是你的隊友，你應該將工作盡可能外包給對方。如果沒有助理，可以考慮聘用一位虛擬助理。

????一兩年前，我曾聘用過一位虛擬助理，這件事改變了我的生活。她負責處理一些我一直認為只有自己才能做好，從不信任其他任何人的事務。但我說服自己進行了一次嘗試，結果證明這是我做過的最有價值的商業決策。我會每天創建一個清單，其中包括項目、任務、電話等等，然后分配給我的助理，她現在幫我處理這些之前由我自己解決的事情：向我的網站上傳內容、擬定發票、更新數據庫、安排行程、安排預約等。她比我做得更好、更快、更高效。而且，我從這些事務中解脫出來，可以專注于其他事情，這給我帶來了意想不到的好處。（我是zirtual.com網站的鐵桿粉絲，該網站會幫助你找到虛擬私人助理。）

????將家務外包。我們的工作非常繁忙，結果回家后發現還有更多工作要做。與其不斷地嘮叨愛人或孩子，不妨在家也嘗試一下外包。許多事情可以外包或找人分擔：購買生活必需品、送孩子上學、安排預約、打掃房屋、洗衣服、掃描照片、發送節日賀卡等。我曾聘用過一位家庭助手，幫助我做飯、清潔、購物、整理、照看孩子等。

????如果你不想或無法聘請他人幫忙做家務，至少要主動尋求幫助。你不必一個人去做所有事情，所以：

????制作一個總清單。列出必須要完成的所有家務，比如洗衣服、購物、準備飯菜、給植物澆水、扔垃圾和垃圾回收等。

????然后對任務進行評估，并分配給執行者。除了你之外，有誰能幫忙？或許是你的愛人、你的孩子、鄰居的孩子等等。找到能做這些事情的人，并將任務進行分配。

????形成一個制度。建立一種可以重復的任務分擔制度。這樣一來，任務執行者就有了自主權，溝通過程得以簡化，而你的周末也能被解放出來。

????尋求幫助。聰明的、成功的人都會這么做。

????本文作者卡米爾?普雷斯頓為領導力培訓公司AIM Leadership的創始人兼CEO。作為一名高管導師和心理學家，普雷斯頓曾在20多年間與許多家公司的領導人合作，幫助他們提高了工作效率（和幸福感）。請關注@CamilleP（財富中文網）

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????Who would be a good fit for this project?

????If you know your colleagues, you’ll know who to go to for help.

????Frame the ask properly.Don’t say, “I am so swamped. I just don’t have time for this” or “I’m an idiot and can’t figure this out.” You need to frame the ask positively, so it is mutually beneficial. For example:

????“Mary, I was really impressed with the report you prepared for the board. Would you help me format my own report?”

????“Ted, your work last year on the Jenkins team was fantastic. Would you consider being on my team?”

????“Sarah, I think your leadership skills are tremendous. Would you consider chairing this committee?”

????Again, asking for help is about tapping valuable resources to get the best outcome the most quickly with the fewest resources expended. Let the person know that you are asking for help because you value their time and talent.

????Get an assistant. If you have an assistant at work, lucky you! He or she is your teammate, and you should be outsourcing as much as you can to that person. If you don’t have one, consider hiring a virtual assistant.

????I hired one two years ago and it changed my life. She handles things I never in a million years would have trusted anyone to do but me. But I got over myself and gave it a try, and it was the best business decision I ever made. Every day I create a capture list of projects, tasks, phone calls, etc., and then delegate to my assistant, who now handles the things I used to: uploading content to my website, drafting invoices, updating my data base, booking travel, booking appointments, etc. She does things better, faster, and more efficiently than I ever could, and I cannot believe how much it freed me to focus on other things. (I am a HUGE fan of zirtual.com, a site that helps you find virtual personal assistants).

????DO try this at home.We are so busy at work, only to come home to find so much more work to do. Rather than nag your partner or kids, try outsourcing at home, too. Think about all the things you could outsource or share the load: grocery shopping, getting the kids to school, scheduling appointments, cleaning the house, doing laundry, scanning photos, sending holiday cards, etc. I hired a home-helper who cooks, cleans, shops, organizes, babysits, etc.

????If you don’t want to or can’t hire someone to help out at home, at least be proactive about asking for and getting help. You do not have to do everything alone, so:

????Make a master list. List everything that has to get done at home, like laundry, grocery shopping, meal preparation, watering plants, taking out the garbage and recycling, etc.

????Assess the task and assign the doer. Who else besides you can help? Maybe it’s your partner, your kids, the neighbor’s kid. Find someone to do it and assign it to them.

????Make a system. Build a system for sharing tasks that is repeatable. This gives ownership to the doer, simplifies communication, and frees your weekends.

????Ask for help. It’s what smart, successful people do.

????Camille Preston is the founder and CEO of AIM Leadership. An executive coach and a psychologist, Preston has spent more than twenty years working with corporate leaders to make them more efficient (and happy) on the job. Follow her @CamilleP