Greetings!:
As an executive, supervisor, manager or team leader, you make daily decisions about everyone's workload. Delegation is an excellent management tool to maximize your team's performance; however, it is a skill that needs to be learned. To help maximize your delegation skills, we have put together 6 tips and 5 core competencies to improve your delegation skills.
6 Tips To Effective Delegation:
1. Give The Person A Whole Task To Do - People prefer to get the job done and not wait for someone else to hand-off a component of it. Likewise, connect everyone who is actively working on the project so they can all see the big picture.
2. Make Sure They Understand Exactly What You Want Them To Do - Take the time to manage expectations so things are done correctly. Establish performance standards with SMART goals. That way, it is crystal clear what and how the task or project needs to be done.
3. Share Your Vision With Them - People like to know what your vision is on a project so share it with them. If they understand the big picture and how the task or project they are delegated fits into that big picture, they are more likely to be committed to it.
4. Set Project Due Dates - Most people need to know due dates so they can effectively manage a project. By setting specific dates and milestones you will help your team better manage a project that has been delegated to them.
5. Give Them The Right Tools - Make sure your team has the right tools to do the job. This can range from computers to software and everything in between.
6. Reward Your Team - Rewarding people for their individual and group performance is a great way to motivate them. Although financial consideration is great, best-in-class leaders find creative ways to reward their team.
Effective Delegation Can Strengthen Any Organization
Delegating tasks not only fosters a team environment but can help individuals increase their level of performance. Doing so, you will find individuals increasing their responsibility, leadership skills and project management skills. Plus, it's an excellent way for them to feel important to your organization.
The 5 Competencies To Help Maximize Your Delegation Skills Are:
1. Make Your Team Accountable - Leaders who delegate well demonstrate personal responsibility and hold everyone accountable for organizational outcomes.
2. Human Resource Management - Leaders who delegate well make sure there are resources available to meet the team's goals and objectives.
3. Solid Interpersonal Skills - Leaders who delegate well build solid relationships of trust and respect inside and outside the organization.
4. Leveraging Diversity - Leaders who delegate well find ways to leverage capabilities, insights and ideas across diverse cultures, styles and ability.
5. Strong Leadership - Leaders who delegate know how to enhance their organization's value, while tapping into their team's skills and abilities, to help achieve the desired results.
SUMMARY - Effective delegation is all about sharing the workload, with the added bonus of developing skills and responsibility in others. A leader not only needs to look at the "final result" but also who worked, who didn't work and what they should do differently next time. The 6 tips and the 5 competencies above will not only help you achieve a work-life balance but also become more productive.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
--General George Smith Patton, Jr.
If you want to find out more about how Dale Carnegie's® Competency Based Development Solutions can make your business more effective, or need more information on this subject, please contact us.
Anita Zinsmeister, President
Dale Carnegie® Training of Central and Southern NJ
(609) 324-9200
success@dalecarnegie.com
www.southjersey.dalecarnegie.com
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