Effective Delegation

“I not only use all the brains I have, but

all I can borrow” – Woodrow Wilson
Objective
 To assist participants in:

 Understanding the concept of delegation

 Using it in their professional life

effectively
Let’s play a game
What is it?
Why don’t people delegate?
 High risk

 Want to be in the limelight

 Lack of trust

 Don’t know how to delegate

Why delegate? (Benefits)

 Saves time

 Develop people’s skills and abilities

 Motivates people involved

When to delegate?
When not to delegate?
What to delegate?
 Things subordinate can do better

 Things subordinate needs to do for growth

 Operational work

 Things for which you don’t have time

What not to delegate?
 What you yourself is not able to do

 What you are directly contributing to your business 

 Work your subordinates cannot perform effectively

 Management decisions

 Personal accountability
Continued..
 Discipline of employees

 Recognition and praise

 Supervision of subordinates

 Long-term planning
Who to delegate?
 Individual’s knowledge and skills

 Preferred style

 Current workload
How to delegate?
 Identify the task

 Set goals for the task

 Decide who can do the task

 Explain why the task has been delegated

Continued..
 Communicate what you want to be done
not the procedure

 Grant authority

 Feedback
Full acceptance
Summary