How to Delegate a Task:9 Important Steps

Delegation not Abdication

What do you understand about DELEGATION?

According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, delegation is the act of giving control, authority, a job, a duty, etc to another person 

Every leader have to know how to delegate work among individual adequately. the given task or work need to be sure can give them input and can be apply in prrsent future. but many people understand word of DELEGATION and simply think of it as "telling someone to do something",

From How to Delegate a Task: 9 Important Steps entry, I learnt that it is important to delegate work among themselves when running an event. And I also learnt that even you as a leader already distributed the task but you also need to remains responsible for the ultimate outcome. I do really impressed with the question from the Anthony Centore ask to one of the manager which is "So when I delegate a task the responsibility is still on my plate?". That question taught me that as a leader I should not leave my workers alone and always guide them.

So here is 9 Important steps on how to delegate a task in this entry that I would like to share for everyone:

1. Find the Right Person

2. Ask the Person

3. Train and Equip the Person

4. Make the Task Specific and Achievable

5. Set Deadlines

6. Track Progress

7. Review Work

8. Beware of Upward Delegating

9. Give Feedback and Thanks

And I also have read some of the acronym from Bussinessballs which is have similarities on how to delegate a task.

What it is? It is SMART acronym. SMART is a simple delegation rule from Bussinessballs. It is quick checklist for proper delegation. Delegated tasks must be:

-Specific

-Measurable

-Agreed

-Realistic

-Timebound

Every mission to be complete need a delegation of task equally or you might suffers alone like image above.

Thank You for reading my blog and hope you will gain something !

References:

1) https:www.counseling.org/news/blog/aca-blog/2015/05/19/how
to-delegate-a-task-9-important-steps
2) http://www.businessballs.com/delegation.htm
3) http://www.meriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegation

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