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Own all 14 Skills with
Delegating Work
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and Following Up

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Own all 14 Skills with
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Delegating
Work and
Following Up

Boost your efficiency—and
your team’s morale—by
handing off assignments to the
right people.

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Own all 14 is with
DelegatingSkillsa Win-Win Proposition
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•

Skill

7

You free yourself to
focus on what matters
most, while you train
and motivate your
workers by entrusting
key assignments
to them

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Own all 14 Skills with
Misconceptions About Delegation
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Skill

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• Some supervisors
equate delegating
with “doling out tasks”
to people
• Delegating is the
process of having
employees address
meaningful projects –
including ongoing
duties – that go
beyond short-term, todo items

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Misconceptions About Delegation
Own all 14 Skills with
(continued)
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Skill

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Supervisors may also
assume that delegation
consists of handing off
assignments
• That’s only partially true
– delegating requires
follow-up
– Take an active interest
in monitoring how
they perform
– Offer guidance and
encouragement along
the way and deliver
praise for a job well
done
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Own all 14 Skills with
Communication Skills
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•

Skill

7

Explain goals of the
assignment, timetable
and your expectations
• Employees must
understand how you’ll
measure their
performance and hold
them accountable for
the results
• They must also see how
the project affects the
bottom-line operation of
the organization
• Help employees
appreciate the impact
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Skill

Own all 14 Skills with
Communication Skills (continued) 7
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•

You also need to
ensure workers are
equipped to follow
through
• Support them by
providing the
necessary tools,
training and resources
to succeed
• If they need authority
to gain compliance
from coworkers, give it
to them

7
OwnAvoid with
all 14 Skills
Don’t sound/movieDelegating

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•

Skill

7

If you fear employees
cannot handle an
assignment, delegate
in stages
• Request that workers
tackle one step at a
time and build off each
success

8
Match the Right Projects With the
Own all 14 Skills with
Right Employee
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•

Skill

7

For example…start small
• Match the right project
with the right employee
• Weigh each employee’s
experience, adaptability,
skill level and workload
• Don’t dump duties on
someone who already
operates at full capacity
or you risk burnout

9
Own all Follow-up Procedures
Discuss14 Skills with
sound/movie

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•

Skill

7

Establish a system
to track progress
• Schedule a series of
checkpoints and
enter the dates on
your calendars
• This removes any
ambiguity about how
and when you’ll get
updates

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Own all 14 Skills with
Difficulties with Delegating
sound/movie

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Skill

7

• One of the hardest parts
of delegating is keeping
your distance and
allowing employees to
perform the work on
their own
– Give them the space to
discover how to proceed
– Let them make mistakes
and learn from them

11
OwnMicromanage
all 14 Skills
Don’t sound/moviewith

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•

Skill

7

It’s fine to demonstrate
what you want the
employee to do, at
least at the outset
• But don’t micromanage
along the way or you
may wind up doing
the bulk of the
work on the
project
• Turn over control to
the employee and
stay out of the
way

12
Own all 14
Warning Skills with
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•

Skill

7

Delegation isn’t necessarily a
time-saver
• Treat the added time it takes
to get the job done as a longterm investment in developing
employees

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all 14 Skills
Tip Ownsound/moviewith

bitly.com/train-me

Skill

7

• When instructing
employees on a new
assignment, explain
what to do and then
ask them to
summarize how
they’ll proceed
• Invite their questions
• You’ll gain a better
sense of their
understanding and
can gently remind
them of how to do
the job right

14
all
It’s Ownsound/moviewith
True14 Skills

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Skill

7

• The odds of successful
delegation soar when
you:
– Confirm that the
employee
understands your
expectations and
your instructions
– Track progress so
that you show
interest in results
– Grant employees the
authority, freedom,
and flexibility

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  • 1. Own all 14 Skills with Delegating Work sound/movie and Following Up bitly.com/train-me 1
  • 2. Own all 14 Skills with sound/movie bitly.com/train-me 7 Delegating Work and Following Up Boost your efficiency—and your team’s morale—by handing off assignments to the right people. 2
  • 3. Own all 14 is with DelegatingSkillsa Win-Win Proposition sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 You free yourself to focus on what matters most, while you train and motivate your workers by entrusting key assignments to them 3
  • 4. Own all 14 Skills with Misconceptions About Delegation sound/movie bitly.com/train-me Skill 7 • Some supervisors equate delegating with “doling out tasks” to people • Delegating is the process of having employees address meaningful projects – including ongoing duties – that go beyond short-term, todo items 4
  • 5. Misconceptions About Delegation Own all 14 Skills with (continued) sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 Supervisors may also assume that delegation consists of handing off assignments • That’s only partially true – delegating requires follow-up – Take an active interest in monitoring how they perform – Offer guidance and encouragement along the way and deliver praise for a job well done 5
  • 6. Own all 14 Skills with Communication Skills sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 Explain goals of the assignment, timetable and your expectations • Employees must understand how you’ll measure their performance and hold them accountable for the results • They must also see how the project affects the bottom-line operation of the organization • Help employees appreciate the impact 6
  • 7. Skill Own all 14 Skills with Communication Skills (continued) 7 sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • You also need to ensure workers are equipped to follow through • Support them by providing the necessary tools, training and resources to succeed • If they need authority to gain compliance from coworkers, give it to them 7
  • 8. OwnAvoid with all 14 Skills Don’t sound/movieDelegating bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 If you fear employees cannot handle an assignment, delegate in stages • Request that workers tackle one step at a time and build off each success 8
  • 9. Match the Right Projects With the Own all 14 Skills with Right Employee sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 For example…start small • Match the right project with the right employee • Weigh each employee’s experience, adaptability, skill level and workload • Don’t dump duties on someone who already operates at full capacity or you risk burnout 9
  • 10. Own all Follow-up Procedures Discuss14 Skills with sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 Establish a system to track progress • Schedule a series of checkpoints and enter the dates on your calendars • This removes any ambiguity about how and when you’ll get updates 10
  • 11. Own all 14 Skills with Difficulties with Delegating sound/movie bitly.com/train-me Skill 7 • One of the hardest parts of delegating is keeping your distance and allowing employees to perform the work on their own – Give them the space to discover how to proceed – Let them make mistakes and learn from them 11
  • 12. OwnMicromanage all 14 Skills Don’t sound/moviewith bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 It’s fine to demonstrate what you want the employee to do, at least at the outset • But don’t micromanage along the way or you may wind up doing the bulk of the work on the project • Turn over control to the employee and stay out of the way 12
  • 13. Own all 14 Warning Skills with sound/movie bitly.com/train-me • Skill 7 Delegation isn’t necessarily a time-saver • Treat the added time it takes to get the job done as a longterm investment in developing employees 13
  • 14. all 14 Skills Tip Ownsound/moviewith bitly.com/train-me Skill 7 • When instructing employees on a new assignment, explain what to do and then ask them to summarize how they’ll proceed • Invite their questions • You’ll gain a better sense of their understanding and can gently remind them of how to do the job right 14
  • 15. all It’s Ownsound/moviewith True14 Skills bitly.com/train-me Skill 7 • The odds of successful delegation soar when you: – Confirm that the employee understands your expectations and your instructions – Track progress so that you show interest in results – Grant employees the authority, freedom, and flexibility 15