It is well known that effective leaders are those people that understand what delegation is and who also have the required skills with which to delegate tasks effectively. A manager who is not good at delegating tasks to a team, will soon find that they have started to burn themselves out and this will build their stress levels.
The hallmark of a strong leader is that it requires learning to let go and being strong enough to put your faith in others to do things that you do not need to do on your own.
For many managers, delegating work and authority seems to be nothing more than a means of exercising free will in handing down tasks and responsibilities to others, who must then complete the task assigned to them and be accountable for the outcomes.
It is necessary for you to provide the context within which the work is to be performed. This in turn will mean that you will need to explain the reasons why you need the work done and its importance to the bigger picture of your workplace. Finally, it's worth sharing where there could be difficulties along the way and how these should be dealt with - if and when the complications arise.
It always pay to understand that you must be in agreement regarding the standards that you expect, in order to measure how successfully or otherwise the job has been completed. That said, obviously the standards that you require have to be attainable as well as realistic.
Another question that you will need to answer is just how will you benefit by delegating work or authority! Effective delegation means picking the right person to do the right task - choosing a responsible person who can be given certain amount of authority to get things done.
To delegate work and tasks successfully also requires that you provide the employee your complete support. To do this requires that you identify the resources that are necessary for the employee to perform and complete the work entrusted to them.
Delegating tasks and responsibilities is something that you will be more effective with as you practice. Once you have learnt the fine art of delegating, you will soon find that you have more time on hand to devote to other and more important tasks.
In the end, successful delegation means that you must be committed to getting the work done properly. In addition, you must also get your employee to agree to complete the work entrusted to them. Properly done, delegating work is going to be beneficial to both a manager as well as their employee.
By keeping your expectations realistic of the employees to whom you are delegating work to start with, they will grow into delegated tasks with confidence.
A good manager who delegates, will be able to manage better and those entrusting new and interesting tasks will be more motivated and committed to their work - and an amazing win-win that works for all.
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