The Art of Delegation
A721: Leadership Lessons from Corporate America
9 June 2007
Delegating is a critical skill to have when managing others. It sounds easy, but is it? To those that are experienced, this is very true; otherwise it¡¦s very foreign to others. People, who are not experienced at delegating, develop many excuses for not delegating. I can relate to this very well because I have found that I am not comfortable with delegating to others. I have come up with three points of inquiry on this subject that I will explore and answer: 1) What are the benefits of delegating for growth in an organization? 2) How do I define my leadership style with regard to delegating? and 3) Apply ¡§Delegating for Growth¡¨ case lessons learned to improve my leadership skills. After exploring these points of inquiry, I will do my best to use the lessons learned the next time I am put into a leadership position.
What are the benefits of delegating for growth in an organization?
Delegation is an art that involves bringing together many management functions such as planning, organizing, coordinating, motivating, communicating, and leading. The benefits of delegation are:
?Ï Develops employee¡¦s skills
?Ï Distributes workload among the section or organization
?Ï Enables the organization to run more smoothly and effectively
?Ï Frees up the manager to focus on management tasks
Before a manager delegates, they need to determine ¡§what¡¨ to delegate, ¡§who¡¨ to delegate to, and ¡§how¡¨ to delegate.
First, the manager should review the list of projects and i ...