Delegating Successfully

ON DELEGATION:
1. 'Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.' (George S Patton)
2. 'No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.' (Andrew Carnegie)
DEFINITION: Delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific duties.
1. HOWEVER: The person who delegated the work remains accountable.
GOOD DELEGATION:
1. FOR YOU IT:
  1. Saves time (& money)
  2. Relieves your workload
  3. Allows you to make better decisions
  4. Makes more effective use of your time
2. FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES IT:
  1. Empowers & motivates
  2. Builds on the strengths of each team member.
    1. Builds skills
    2. Develops team-work
      1. Assists control of a large team
  3. Develops a sense of responsibility
POOR DELEGATION:
1. is an abdication of responsibility
  1. is merely 'passing the buck'
2. is micro-management
3. causes frustration & confusion
4. Is not well-planned
  1. Does not allow for the necessary resources & authority
WHEN TO DELEGATE
1. You want to develop a staff member
  1. The job can be done adequately by another member of staff
2. You need to free-up time for priorities
  1. You have more work than you can manage yourself
PLANNING DELEGATION
1. Allocate resources
  1. Time
  2. Money
  3. Authority
  4. Assistance
2. Clarity: be specific
  1. of task(s)
  2. timescale
3. Monitor
  1. Review
  2. Evaluate

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