Delegation

Delegating to Help The Employee

Most managers delegate, good managers delegate effectively, great managers delegate to improve the employee's skillset. The difference...

The 30X Rule for Delegation

Delegation is one of the greatest skills a manager has because it not only frees up the manager's time, but it develops the employee. The...

Re-Frame Delegation

A common technique to be able to overcome an internal objection is re-framing. Re-framing essentially means putting a different spin on a...

Delegation is About the Future

This may make perfect sense, but it bears explaining - Delegation is more about the future than it is the present. Delegating tasks...

Who Owns the Delegated Task?

When an employee does work, I have a simple rule - if the work is great, they get the credit. If not great, the manager takes the blame....

When Delegating, Feedback is Critical

A benefit of delegation is employee development - they learn new skills while freeing you up to do other things (hopefully of higher...

Commander's Intent

When setting expectations, it is critical to explain the Why. To understand this, it helps to learn a concept called Commander's Intent....

Manager Serenity Prayer

Many of you have probably heard the Serenity Prayer at some point in your life: I have my own version of the Manager's Serenity Prayer:...

Setting Expectations When Delegating

When delegating a task, managers must set the proper expectations. There may be two key differences. Remember that setting expectations...