Delegation Basics

Overview/Description
 Do you feel that there are just not enough hours in the day? Are you always striving to keep ahead of the paperwork that litters your desk? Perhaps it is time to consider sharing some of those tasks with your skilled employees. As you progress through this "Delegation Basics" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will discover what delegating is all about, what you need to do to prepare for and implement this process, and how to ensure that you and your employees will effectively complete those delegated tasks. By participating in this course, you will discover how delegating tasks can enhance and accentuate your management skills.

Target Audience
 This course is for individuals who have the opportunity to distribute their workload; managers and business leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.

Expected Duration
2.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

The Effects of Delegation: Why Delegate?

  • recognize the benefits of knowing the importance of delegating.
  • identify the impact of delegation on a manager.
  • identify the advantages that delegation can provide for your employees.
  • identify the effects of delegation on the organization.

    • Preparing Yourself to Delegate

  • identify the value of effectively preparing for the delegation of tasks.
  • identify reasons why an individual might hesitate to delegate tasks.
  • match the four delegating styles to examples.
  • determine the appropriate delegating style, for a given scenario.
  • identify attitudes of an effective delegator.

    • Delegation Specifics

  • identify the value of understanding different components of delegation.
  • identify skills used in the delegation of tasks.
  • identify the attributes of a delegated task.
  • identify the characteristics of tasks that can be effectively delegated.
  • identify examples of the elements of a delegated task.

    • Course Number: MGMT0261