Managerial Skills

Delegating for Success

Compare yourself to this list. Tick any that you think might apply to your situation.

  1. More is achieved because the responsibility for results doesn’t rest solely with the manager.  
    Yes  
     
  2. Staff develop more quickly and fully through involvement and participation.  
    Yes  
     
  3. Management is more popular and motivation is higher because people feel they are trusted.  
    Yes  
     
  4. Management stress is reduced because they are able to ‘spread the load’.  
    Yes  
     
  5. Managers are able to focus on the most important tasks, best suited to their talents and experience.  
    Yes  
     
  6. Tasks can be assigned to those best suited to complete them.  
    Yes  
     
  7. The manager can focus on future needs rather than current activities, resulting in better planning.  
    Yes  
     
  8. It provides ‘on the job’ development for staff and this can result in savings on formal training costs.  
    Yes  
     
  9. Communication improves because delegation requires consultation and promotes a collective effort.  
    Yes  
     
  10. It increases job satisfaction by offering new opportunities and experience.  
    Yes  
     

How many ticks did you have? If you have 8 or more than the delegation skills for you and your company are good. If you scored 7 or less, you may want to review some of the learning opportunities in Learningworks to improve your understanding and practice of delegation. Use the following keywords in the Search box on this site: Delegation; Delegate; Managing People; Coaching; Time Management. Additional local courses can be found in the Short Course Calendar located in the Course Directory section of the site.

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