DELEGATE THUR MANAGEMENT

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Hours in a Day

Sometimes I think my boss wished there were 48hrs in a day, he'd be able to get a lot more work done. He may not get those extra hours in a day but he can get the equivalent through delegation. He effectively plugs into expertise of his people to assist him in completing the task on hand, thus multiplying his efforts. There is more to delegation than just giving members of a staff tasking, delegation is a subpart of the four functions of management.

Delegation thru Planning

Begin in the military I know a quite a bit about delegation. It starts from the first day you begin basic training. Most of the times, delegation is done in a professional way. Because of shortages in the Coast Guard sometimes managers are forced to do the jobs of junior people, until they get a junior person. Although it's a relief to receive the assistance lots of managers find them selves holding on to work that should be passed to a subordinate.

For many managers, the path to more effective delegation begins with reexamining two basic assumptions about their roles. First, many managers continue to assume that it's faster and more efficient to take on employees' work vs. teaching them how to handle it on their own. This can become frustrating for both manager, and employee. In a case like this an effective manger will plan specific times in order to incorporate needed skills with present skills, so that employee will become an asset to the unit.

Delegate thru Organization

Letting go of problems is only as effective as the manner in which you delegate them. To that end, skilled delegator's know to ask questions rather than dictate orders. "Asking 'What do you think should be done?' teaches people...