1 Reflect and Review

Now that you have completed your work on Delegating Effectively, let us review the workbook objectives. The first objective is:

• you should be better able to explain why delegation is an important management technique.

  In the first session we looked at the meaning of delegation and defined some of the terms we would be using. We explored the importance of delegating, and the advantages to you as a team leader of delegating work.

  • Have you identified some ways in which delegation can help you, your team members and your organization?

  • Have you thought of discussing with your manager and your workteam how you could delegate more effectively to everyone's benefit?

  The next objective is

• you should be better able to achieve a balance in the extent to which you delegate.

  In Session B we looked at the reasons why people may under-delegate or over-delegate their work.

  • Have you decided whether you have got the balance right?

  • Do you think that in the past you have tended to under-delegate or overdelegate?

  • Have you worked out why?

  • Do you see a way of changing the situation?

  Now to the next objective.

• You should be better able to use the process of delegation to delegate effectively.

  In Session A we gave an overview of the process of delegating effectively. The first part of the process was about preparing by:

  • selecting an appropriate task, and

  • choosing the right person to carry out the task.

  The second part of the...