33Your Best Friend: Delegation
WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH how important it is for a manager to know how to delegate and utilize this indispensable tool. When you delegate properly, you can focus less on performing tasks and more on managing and leading. Delegating is not doling out. Delegation is taking something that you currently do and giving it to one of your employees for the purpose of developing her skills and making your organization more effective. Doling out is saying to an employee, “I am too busy; you have to take some of the workload.” Never try to pass off a doling out as a delegation.
Benefits of Delegating
There are many benefits to delegating. You get employees who are more involved and motivated because they are acquiring new skills, ...
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