The art of delegation

ARE you a victim of delegation blues? Does whatever work you delegate remain unfinished; half finished or not meet the quality standards? Check if you have the right attitude towards delegation. Rather than giving into frustration and despair, hone your skills of delegation.

Delegate to share

when you delegate work to your employees, do so in a spirit of sharing and not as a superior to a subordinate.

Delegate to train: Delegation is one skill that not only gets your work done but also helps you effectively train an employee for greater responsibility. Delegate work gradually, increasing the complexity of the task with each new assignment.

Delegate to build confidence: To build an employee's confidence levels, delegate work, which you know the individual is capable of accomplishing. Put his latent and proven talents to the best use.

Delegate to increase efficiency: Your team's efficiency can considerably be enhanced if you delegate intelligently, based on each team member's skills sets.

Delegate to build rapport & improve communication: Delegation gives the manager an opportunity to stay in constant touch with his team and keep abreast with all the developments within the team and with the project.

Boost the team's image, delegate!: When each member of the team has a certain role to fulfil, not only is the individual member's confidence boosted but the team's image as an efficient and capable team within the company is also enhanced.

Job satisfaction is relative to the kind, type and degree of responsibility and quality of work. By taking all these factors into account, you can delegate to ensure your employee's degree of job satisfaction.

Finally, delegation can be used to improve your personal effectiveness. Delegate well to streamline your work schedule.

SAMYUKTA KODA