The Process
As in most management functions, your first concern is to plan properly. What is the task you are going to delegate? What is the desired outcome or result? Define how much authority will be required to complete the task. Determine who will be the delegatee. Be sure to tell everyone involved about the new role of the delegatee and how other people will relate to him or her.
As you decide to pass a task on to someone else, take a moment to verify that it is worthwhile. One of the best ways to do this is to seek candid feedback from people connected to this area. Do they believe it is necessary and useful? One of our clients, a major accounting firm, was generating a report that was sent to the main office every week. The report took ...
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