Delegation Skills

One of the biggest challenges for any manager is to delegate tasks effectively. It is an essential skill to manage your own time and more importantly to develop others. during this prgramme, attendees will create a document which contains the critical elements for successful delegation in the form of a checklist to use back in the workplace. They also explore through practical exercises the impact of being flexible with their management style throughout the delegation process and what can be done to overcome any resistance to delegation.

Details:

• Identify through a questionnaire your effectiveness when delegating
• Explore the reasons why you do not delegate and what the long term benefits of delegating are
• Identify good and poor delegating practices
• Contruct a delegation brief to define a task using SMART objective setting
• Explore the use of the skill/will matrix to change your style depending on the ability and desire of the person you are delegating to
• Use a coaching style and structure to delegate tasks to others
• Identify the steps to successful delegation
• Create a document to use as a checklist when delegating tasks
• Practise delegation skills in a role play