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How to Make Delegation Work For You

June 11th, 2010

Here are defined the top reasons why people procrastinate when delegating:
1. I can do it faster myself
2. If I teach someone to do my job, I won’t have one!

And there are 8 steps you might consider doing when delegating:

1. Identify something that someone else could do that you currently do yourself
2. Pick someone who is able to take on that new delegation
3. Discuss and make clear that you need that persons help and give them the reasons you picked them
4. Describe what you would like them to do and what the benefits are
5. Have them paraphrase and repeat in there own words to ensure they understand
6. Brainstorm and discuss any resources or training needed and who can provide that
7. Plan some actions to get started
8. Agree on how to report back on the delegation

Read full article about delegation here: http://learnthis.ca/2008/07/how-to-make-delegation-work-for-you/