Delegating

Delegating

Question # 1 What does delegating mean?

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Use of authority by the leader Freedom for people to lead themselves Adapted from Tannenbaum, Robert and Schmidt, Warren H.: How to choose a leadership pattern.

Harvard Business Review, March – April 1958, Vol. 36, No. 2.

Question # 2 Why does a leader delegate?

Delegating benefits managers, direct reports, and organizations.

https://hbr.org/2012/07/why-arent-you-delegating.html

The quality of a decision gets worse the higher up it is delegated. You risk losing time.

http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/organizing-for-breakthrough-innovation

When we choose for ourselves, we are far more committed to the outcome - by a factor of at least 5 to 1. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/increasing_the_meaning_quotient_of_work

When people lose their sense of control, such as when tasks are dictated to them, the brain's emotional response centre can actually cause a decrease in cognitive functioning. https://hbr.org/2013/04/stop-telling-your-employees-wh

4 reasons why managers don't delegate Reason # 1 Some are perfectionists who feel it's easier to do everything themselves, or that their work is better than others'.

Reason # 2 Some believe that passing on work will detract from their own importance.

Reason # 3 Some lack self-confidence and don't want to be upstaged by their subordinates.

Reason # 4 Some are afraid of delegating because they've been burned in the past. https://hbr.org/2012/07/why-arent-you-delegating.html

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Question # 3 How does a leader delegate?

The best executives understand which decisions they need to focus on and which ones they can delegate. http://hbr.org/2013/11/you-cant-be-a-wimp-make-the-tough-calls/ar/1

Jonathan Becher removed himself from some of the approval chains. He delegated critical and visible decisions to his direct reports. http://www.managementexchange.com/story/culture-eats-strategy

When you delegate, trust people, stop expecting perfection and recognize that people do things differently.

https://www.inc.com/larry-alton/the-7-secrets-to-delegating-effectively.html

To get better at delegating, give and receive feedback.

Listen to people to find out what processes work and don’t work. Learn and make adjustments.

https://www.inc.com/larry-alton/the-7-secrets-to-delegating-effectively.html

Stepping back so others can step up is among the toughest challenges of leadership.

http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/the-12-toughest-challenges-of-leadership/

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