151 Quick Ideas for Delegating and Decision Making

121Follow Up

Your work doesn’t end after you’ve handed out responsibilities and tasks. In fact, it’s just beginning. Following up with your employees—and finding the right balance of follow-up—is key to successfully delegating.

Follow-up should be something you’ve established when you set expectations, meaning you’ve made it clear that you’ll be holding regular one-on-one sessions with each employee about how he is progressing.

These follow-up meetings help you keep tabs on what’s been accomplished; what barriers the employee might be facing, particularly if collaborating with another division or a difficult coworker; what coaching the employee needs; and so forth. They also allow you an opportunity, or enhanced opportunity, to build a stronger ...