Effective Delegation
Jimmie Wilcox
MGT/330
Michael Giuliano
September 17, 2006
Delegation is a key to the effective exercise of authority in your business. By delegating limited authority to accomplish specific tasks the talents of employees in the organization can be used to upgrade the skills and experience of the manager. Delegation goes much more smoothly if you match the person with the appropriate skill set to the task you have to assign. Now if you don't have a candidate that has all the skills you are looking for, decide which is the most critical one (analytical ability, attention to detail, communications skills) and make that match.
Managers must focus on planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling. They also need to develop employees who can improve their job performance and become more valuable to the organization. In this way organizations grow and their accomplishments soar. A key method of ensuring stronger employee performance is to delegate responsibility to the individual. Most employees want increased responsibility and are usually willing to take on tough assignments. Strong leaders understand this and strive to develop others by delegating meaningful work assignments.
The job of any manager is to make the best possible things happen. A successful manger gets the best possible work from the team and contributes as much as possible to making their organization successful. To provide interesting work managers needs to create clear, but challenging goals, delegate responsibility, and back them up when they need help. One of the rewards of delegation is the opportunity to help someone develop and grow. It is unlikely that you will always have a candidate that you can hand off something to and not have to provide some tra ...