- Anonymous Nashville civic leader
The thought of "GIVING AWAY" your menial actions sounds very attractive, doesn't it? Every day, management "EXPERTS" preach the value of delegation. In the right context, I agree - it's a GREAT theory. The reality lives in the APPLICATION. How well does THAT work?
Not many people have MASTERED the art of delegation. Why? It seems so SIMPLE, right? Sure, it does... just give all your crap work to someone down the org chart from you and let them "do it." How often has that worked out PROPERLY for you?
The key to EFFECTIVE delegation is to understand the "rules of delegation." Common OVERSIGHTS are made when delegating... so be wary!
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
First, delegating does NOT mean "dumping." You are not allowed to just unload all the work you don't want to do onto someone else that doesn't want to do equally as much.
Second, delegating requires MANAGEMENT. Yes, you still have to be involved even if you are not doing the work. You must set expectations of quality, delivery and reporting. You still need to know WHAT will be delivered, WHEN that will happen and in what FORMAT.
Lastly, delegation means EMPOWERMENT. In order to truly delegate, YOU MUST LET GO. Repeat, YOU MUST LET GO! You have to provide the person, who should have better skills sets for task anyhow, the ability to work in their manner, in their process, with certain parameters for EXECUTIVE decision making capability. If you CAN'T "let go" do NOT delegate... (they will hate you for giving them the work and you will be frustrated through the whole process).
You can INCREASE your productivity... DECREASE your non-critical task load... GENERATE higher outputs... ONCE you learn, know and managed by the "rules of delegation."
Cheers,
Zach
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