Delegation, when carried out effectively can be beneficial to you as a manager and those team members to whom you delegate. This topic gives you practical advice on the what, when and who of delegation, and advice on how to keep track of delegated tasks or projects.
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Delegation is a key management skill, but it is not always appropriate to delegate in every situation. Undertaking this interactive self-assessment willl help you to identify whether to delegate a piece of work you have in mind, and what approach to take if you decide to do so.
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This article provides step-by-step guidance for managing the delegation process effectively.
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Some top tips on how to delegate whilst avoiding common pitfalls such as poor communication.
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A brief overview of the main reasons why anyone might want to delegate.
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This individual self-assessment is a useful tool for assessing attitude towards, and practices in, delegation.
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A self-assessment to help participants identify their delegation style and how they may need to adapt it in differing circumstances.
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Use this exercise to track the next 20 tasks you undertake in your day-to-day work. From this tracking, you can identify the activities that you really need to do yourself and decide on the activities where you can share the responsibility by delegating to your team.
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This exercise will help you clarify your delegation priorities and the tasks you could delegate to your team. Allow 45 minutes for completion.
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A very simple exercise to help you prepare for briefing a team member on a task/project.
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A quick list of useful questions to ask before embarking on a delegated piece of work.
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Delegation can only be successful in the right environment. In this article we look at how to create a climate of trust and confidence in order to foster effective delegation.
This exercise will help you and your team members to share expectations and ground rules for a new piece of work that you have delegated. Allow around 50 minutes for completion.
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Delegating work to your team members can help to motivate, develop and engage them, but as a manager, it can sometimes present you with challenges. Here we look at some of the most commonplace problems that can occur during the delegation process, and provide some suggestions on how to address them.
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These top tips give you some advice on how to monitor the progress of the work you delegate to members of your team.
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A useful model to help decide what level of supervision is necessary when delegating a task.
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A model to help you select the most appropriate management style when delegating work and/or empowering your team.
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A range of reference material to help you extend your knowledge of delegation.
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