Once you have overcome “Delegation Excusititis” you then must answer the question, “When should I delegate?”
You should delegate when the task:
· Provides an opportunity for someone to learn
· Helps someone grow and develop
· Tests someone’s capability or capacity for more work
· Demonstrates confidence in someone’s capability
· Makes poor use of your own time
· Is better suited to someone else’s skill set
You should not delegate when:
· You don’t have time to share expectations, resources and boundaries
· You don’t have time to support the person along the way
· Your intent is merely to give others the work you just do not want to do
· It isn’t something they are suited or skilled for
· The work is not aligned with their job description
To Delegate or Not?
Think about your current workload. Which tasks might be suitable for delegation? Here are a few examples:
· Collecting and or presenting data from a project
· Analyzing trends, financials, etc
· Running a team meeting
· Leading a process improvement project
· Creating or implementing an employee or customer satisfaction survey
· Leading a remodeling effort
· Researching a new device or purchase of equipment
· Developing and/or implementing office productivity and efficiency recommendations
Who might you delegate to? Match the task with the talent!
