No Manager is an island. It takes the work of a team, working towards the same goal to achieve great things. Even though someone wants to do it all, this is an improbable if not impossible task to accomplish. There are a variety of reasons why a manager would not use delegation. They are too busy and do not have the time, they do not trust their employees to complete their assignments and they do not know how to delegate effectively. Some managers avoid delegating tasks because they will lose control of the task and they believe the work can be done faster by themselves. These myths can plague the manager that refuses to delegate which create an environment that is counterproductive to the organization. "WHAT DO WE typically do when we are having difficulty getting things done at work? We delegate some of our tasks to coworkers. This takes some pressure off of ourselves and, at the same time, motivates employees who might be getting bored with the monotony of their jobs"( Snyder,1994). Effective delegation is a key management tool and represents a basic skill needed for the long-term success of any organization. Successful delegation will, bring great benefits to the organization, the individual manager and the workforce. Delegation is one of the dynamic factors at the heart of good management which helps a workforce to improve, grow and develop. A manager that learns to be skillful at delegation can make his/her career. "Delegation is perhaps the most fundamental feature of management, because it entails getting work done through others" (Bateman & Scott, p.45).
Within our organization delegation takes place within every level of management. The higher management delegates ...