
249Roles and Responsibilities of Managers and Supervisors
because they do not think anyone else is as qualied to do the task, or the right person wasn’t hired
and didn’t have the right job description or appropriate role clarity. Some managers just like to do
everything themselves. There is a comfort level knowing every detail and making every decision,
i.e., “micro-managing,” as it were. This manager is normally not very procient in coaching or
mentoring.
Part of the job of a leader is to develop those who work for us. How do we overcome delegation
challenges? We encourage you to do it through empowerment. Managers need to have condence in ...