5 We like to be ‘on top of everything’
6 Will our subordinates outstrip us?
7 ‘Nobody can do it as well as I can’.
So, what qualities must you have to be a good delegator?
There are five main tips:
1 Choose the right staff
2 Train them
3 Take care in briefing them, and ensuring their under-
standing of the why and ‘how to’ of tasks delegated to
them (and in imparting to them an understanding of
business aims and policies)
4 Try not to interfere – stand back and support
5 Control in a sensible and sensitive manner by checking
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A checklist to test if you
are an effective delegator
Do you take work home evenings/weekends and/or work
more than nine hours a day?
Can you identify areas of work that you could/should
delegate, but have not already done so?
Do you define clearly the delegated tasks and satisfy
yourself that the individual to whom they are delegated
understands what is expected as an outcome?
Can you trust people, or do you find it difficult to do so?
Do you delegate authority and task?
Do you think that the delegated task will not be done as
well by anyone else?
Do you involve those to whom tasks have been delegated
in the whole planning and problem-solving process?