Delegation
Is Delegation Effective In An Organization?
There are a number of reasons why managers don’t delegate. Delegation is more than just a
Way of getting people to do things for you. It is also a powerful leadership and coaching tool.
A few reasons why managers don’t delegate are: they don’t have the confidence that the
Subordinate will do the task effectively and in a timely manner. Another is a fear of losing
Credit, lots of managers feel like they will not get the credit for completing the task and as
Managers they have more than enough work to delegate the smaller task to subordinates.
Then you have the if you want it done right you have to do it your self-managers. The idea
of delegating is to save time so that you as a manager can focus on more challenging task like
setting goals for your team (planning). This will also allow you time to research resources and
activities needed to achieve maximum success (organizing). At the same time you as a manager
are now stimulating high performance in your subordinate. This encourages them to achieve
goals they have set for them selves (leading). Now that you have more time you can now monitor
performance and make changes as needed (Controlling).
In the book "Leading Self-Directed Work Teams," author Kimball Fisher writes: "To feel
empowered, people need formal authority and all the resources (like the budget, equipment, and
time
and training) necessary to do something with the new authority. They also need timely, accurate
information to make good decisions. And they need a sense of accountability for the work."
Kimball suggests you keep the acronym "ARIA" in mind any time you think of empowering
others. If any one of the four...
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