Delegating Smartly Module Summary
Purpose
To help you use delegation as a powerful tool for achieving results and developing people
Learning Goals
· Specify what work to delegate and why
· Choose the right person to delegate to
· Use a model for successful delegation
· Identify your delegation strengths and weaknesses and minimize the latter
Design Concept
Growing a productive forest
Learning Principles
· What delegation is and what it is not
· Signs of delegation deficiency
· Communicating the delegation
· Delegation follow-up Dos and Don’ts
Behavior Models
· Five Step Process for Effective Delegation
Individual and Group Exercises
· Delegation Self-Assessment: How effective a delegator are you?
· The benefits of effective delegation: Deciding what to delegate
· Choosing the right person to delegate to
Discussions
· Ice breaker: Examples of work that you have delegated or which has been delegated to you
· Delegation and the Lifecycle of Employee Development
Role Play
· Practice delegating a real assignment in triads (Delegator, Delegatee, Observer)
Speed Bumps
Places to slow down
Action Planning
Identify ways in which you will improve your delegation effectiveness
Approximate Time Length of Module: 3.0 – 3.5 hours