151 Quick Ideas for Delegating and Decision Making

108Develop Your Coaching Skills

To delegate effectively, you’ll need well-developed coaching skills. But what is a coach?

A coach in the workplace is just like a coach on the court. She assesses her team’s individual skills and how they work together as a group, determines who is the best fit for completing specifics tasks and making relevant decisions. But that’s just the beginning.

Assignment

Remember this! Coaching requires tremendous forethought and interpersonal skills, but the outcome of both is effective delegation.

To coach effectively, you’ll need to be clear on what you expect when your employee undertakes a project or decision, and review practices and procedures that will help him be successful along the way. You’ll even want to ...