Delegation Essentials: A Practical Guide

Many managers, perhaps yourself included, think that if they want a job done right, they'd better do it themselves. Maybe you've had a negative experience delegating in the past and were disappointed with the results. Or perhaps you have perfectionist tendencies, and believe you can do the job better than anyone else.Possibly you don't delegate often because you simply don't know where to begin or how to do it effectively. Regardless of your own experience with delegating, chances are if you don't delegate, you have way too much on your plate.When you insist on doing everything yourself, as many managers tend to do, you're not devoting your full attention to your true responsibilities as a manager - coaching, motivating, planning, and monitoring.This course will provide you with the information and tools you need to begin delegating effectively. In it, you'll learn several key aspects of delegating: exactly what delegation involves and how it can benefit you, your employees, and the organization the qualities that all good delegators have in common, and the four different delegation styles.Whether you've never delegated before or are a seasoned delegator, this course will show you how to use delegation to empower your employees to take responsibility for tasks. Instead of worrying that the job won't be done right, you'll be confident that your employees know just what to do. And even more importantly, you'll no longer waste time doing tasks that could be better done by someone else. You'll be able to get back to doing your real job - managing.Do you remember when you first started working in business? You probably got that job because you had special abilities or skills your employer found valuable. Now think about your first good performance review or promotion. It's likely you were praised or rewarded because you were detail-oriented, took responsibility for completing tasks yourself, and didn't try to pass your work on to other people. Well, now you're a manager and it's time to let go of all that.It's often a little shocking for people to realize that the very qualities that made them good employees may hold them back as managers. After all, it was those traits that allowed them to become managers in the first place. But management involves a special skill - delegation. Delegating involves letting go of doing everything yourself, and learning to get things done through other people.There are four steps in the task delegation process. First, choose which task to delegate. Then select the person to perform the task. Next, assign the task to the person. And finally, monitor the person's performance and give feedback.In this course, you'll learn how to implement the four steps of task delegation to delegate work effectively. You'll discover how to determine which tasks should or shouldn't be delegated, and how to choose the right people for those tasks. You'll discover the best way to assign tasks so your employees understand and accept their new responsibilities. You'll also learn how to monitor your employees, and give feedback that will help them be successful at their delegated tasks.It seems like delegating work should be simple - just ask someone to do it, and that's one less thing for you to worry about. But even when you've done your best to match the right task with the right person, problems can arise. Delegation is a learning process - for you and for your team.