This paper discusses the use and processes for effective delegation.
EFFECTIVE DELEGATION
Delegation is a skill we have all hear about but few of us fully understand. Delegation can be used either as an excuse for dumping failure onto the shoulders of subordinates, or as a tool for motivating and training team members to realize their potential. Management delegation is a difficult subject for me to write about within my organization because of the disorganization of that delegation and the manager responsible for it. Too often tasks are delegated inappropriately or irresponsibly rather than effectively. The Controller of our company, also my direct supervisor, who is responsible for day to day operations of the accounting/finance department as well as my position among other things, often delegates tasks to our accounts payable clerk that would better be suited for a reception or data entry position which in effect wastes her time and causes her to have the need to reorganize her own day to day tasks.
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