Mini-Game
To Delegate or Not
Objective
To provide simulated practice in delegating.
Problem
Supervisor Joe has taken a close look at himself and his department and has decided that he must delegate more of his duties to his employees for the following reasons: (1) He has been working 60 hours a week for more than six months. (2) The pressure of trying to get everything done has put him on edge with some of the staff. (3) He has not been sleeping well because of worry. Last night he spent three hours formulating the following list of responsibilities he might delegate to his five employees:
A weekly report that takes fifty minutes to prepare.
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