How to Delegate Responsibility
Many people delegate less than they should. Divvy up your assignments and hand out tasks for others to do - this will increase your overall productivity and efficiency.
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- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Decide whether you want to delegate.
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Decide to whom you want to delegate responsibility. Does this person have the requisite skills and background knowledge? How quickly will your helper learn?
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Brief the person on the task: Define exactly what he is responsible for. Explain how the task fits into the larger project. Clarify objectives and decide on deadlines.
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Encourage your delegate to act independently and to make his own decisions by emphasizing the results. Say, "I want to see such-and-such. Don't tell me the details."
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Allow the person to perform the task. Offer help as needed, but don't be too intrusive ' if he has a different way of doing things than you do, be flexible and open-minded about it.
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Periodically check the standard of work. Provide helpful feedback.
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Recognize the person who does the job ' give him credit for it. Public recognition for a job well done will encourage effort in the future.
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Tips & Warnings
Delegate tasks at times when productivity is likely to be high ' try earlier in the week as opposed to Friday.
Be available to answer questions and discuss progress.
Be generous with praise for well-executed jobs.
Avoid thinking that it is too much trouble to delegate responsibility ' delegating will pay off over time if the task needs to be done again and again.
Delegating a task doesn't mean you are no longer responsible for seeing that it's completed.
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Comments
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...in order to create more time for yourself, and be more effective.
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no comment jajajajaj.
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bobwash01
Oct 30, 2008
Good article. How do I know when to delegate or if it is just easier to do it myself???? -
bobwash01
Oct 30, 2008
Good article. How do I know when to delegate or if it is just easier to do it myself????
