Delegation & Supervision (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

TWENTY-ONE

Five Keys to Managerial Effectiveness

NOW THAT YOU’VE reached the end of this book, let me share the five basics of effective delegation and supervision that you can use throughout your career as a manager.

First, accept complete responsibility and accountability for yourself and for your staff, and for everything that they do or do not do. Accept 100 percent responsibility for delegating the right tasks, for supervising, and for getting the job done through others.

Second, view your staff as younger family members, almost like your children. Realize that, just like children, they need a continuous flow of feedback, accurate direction, teaching, guidance, help, and clear performance standards. Imagine you are looking upon your staff ...