Delegating effectively isn’t just critical to the prosperity of businesses, but also to maximizing the potential of individuals on those teams. Appropriate delegation decreases Managers’ workload helping Delegates become experienced in new skill sets. Why is delegation so challenging for people to implement? If delegating saves us time and energy, so why do Over-Achievers hesitate to delegate a task?
Top Reasons Managers Delegate:
-Manager has unprecedented time to achieve more
-Enhances Managers’ potential for Promotion
-Gives others chance to develop more skills
-Maximizes efficiency/flexibility of operations
-Produces better and quicker decisions
-Perception of Leadership is enhanced
Top Reasons Managers Don’t Delegate:
-Manager’s perception is that the Manager will it better
-Can diminish authority
-Manager likes control/too risky with other people
-Manager doesn’t want to seem lazy or bossy
-Fears others carrying out a task better
-Too time intensive to explain since Workers are not experienced with the skill
Top Tips to Delegating:
-Recognize Delegates/reward appropriately
-Be very specific when explaining results expected.
-Follow up appropriately (as discussed and decided)
-Explain your reason for delegating for them specifically (enhances Employees’ engagement).
-Provide the required authority (amount of control/decision power) to carry out the job.
-Share with team the delegation.
-Trust Employees to complete a great job.
Top Delegating Mistakes:
-Expect others to be proficient/excel in this skill
-Never checking in or never following track of them
-checking in too frequently (micro-managing decreases trust)
-Manager takes credit for results achieved by team.
-Delegate TOO much which leads to the employees feel overwhelmed.
-Delegate just the minimal/simple tasks
-Delegate only to the very best Performer about the team
-Inconsistent w/expectations (originally said they’ve all the decision power & then later say your final decision is needed)