Delegation of Work or How to DelegateDelegation of work is one manager's responsibility. A good manager doe not forfeit this task to anyone else. Remember our definition of management is achieving set goals through others, delegation is the core managerial task. Many managers don't understand this core part of their job. Managers come in all shapes and forms: micro managers, hands off managers, managers that really understand the business, seasoned managers, etc. See more on the difference between managers and the causes. This section has tools in guiding our managers in this crucial task. From defining what to delegate, to identifying who will do certain things, to the concept of defining to delegate. First our manager has to decide what to delegate. Here are the steps: 1. Make a list of the total work that needs to be done by his unit. Once he has the list, step 2 is... 2. Select the parts he would be responsible for. 3. Everything else is distributed to his employees.
Here is the part few managers understand: the more work they delegate to themselves, the less their span of control becomes. The perfect example of this is when the “best operator” becomes a manager; they tend to take on more work themselves. ---------- Read more about Delegation in the following pages:
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