Behind Closed Doors

Technique: Setup for Successful Delegation

You can’t do everything by yourself. The time will come when you’ll need to delegate managerial or technical tasks to other people. (Don’t think of it as shirking your duties; you’re providing opportunities to others).

To determine whether a situation is amenable to delegation, begin by asking yourself the questions shown in Figure 10, ​Delegation checklist​.

Figure 10. Delegation checklist

Guidelines

• Choose your delegatee wisely. Select someone who wants to take on more responsibility and who has identified areas of career development where this work would fit. Don’t select someone who is not interested ...