Lecture Art of Leadership and Motivation - Lecture 29

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Art of Leadership & Motivation

HRM – 760 Lecture ­ 29

Delegation

"If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy

man – he will find an easier way to do it" –

Hlade's Law

Most human resources and business professionals understand this but it is alarming how few are able to

implement it Why is this?

important asset of any

organization

 Unless you delegate tasks to your

subordinates, your team will become

inefficient and demoralized

"I not only use all the brains I have,

but all I can borrow."

- Woodrow Wilson

Why Delegate?

 Globalization,

 Information technology explosion,

 Increased mergers,

 Heightened competition, and

 Higher expectations of nearly every customer

it just isn't possible to still be that one person in control of everything Bringing in others to manage is an absolute necessity for survival now

 You must perform only "essential activities" that give the company its competitive advantage

 Learn to do less and manage more.

 The delegation task is in finding the right persons and giving them the right work

Tasks you should not

Advantages of

Delegation

Advantages of Delegation

Positive aspects of delegation include:

 Higher efficiency

 Increased motivation

 Develops the skills of your team

 Better distribution of work through the

group

 Faster decision-making

Advantages of Delegation

 The organization : increased

productivity

 The department / team : becomes

more enthusiastic, active, and

successful

 Employees : career development,

increases energy

Advantages of Delegation

 Build human resource capabilities

 Encouraging radical ideas and risk-taking

 Improving employee performance to an

optimum level

 Being a stronger, more productive company

 Handling change easily and encouraging

growth

 Bringing out the very best in people and

unlocking potential

Four Stages to Successful Delegation

 Assume that people who work for you have

ability and show you have confidence in them

 Be specific about what is expected Tell the

person:

 what should be done;

 why it is needed; and

 when it should be completed

 Tell them what should be done, but don't tell

them how

 Give credit and praise generously if a person

does a good job

Disadvantages of

Poor Delegation

Poor Delegation

Signs that your delegation is failing include:

 Human Resource morale is down

 You are always working late

 Your team is confused / conflicting / tense

 Not delegating a task because you think that you would do it better than anyone else is a

poor excuse Doing this, will just make life

difficult for yourself

Disadvantages of

Poor Delegation

 Limitations of this approach: assigning authority does not mean that someone has the ability, motivation, and

understanding necessary to perform

6 Steps to Motivation

The following steps can be taken to help

achieve and maintain motivation:

1 Provide opportunities for human

Disadvantages of

Poor Delegation

 Are the involved parties coming to you angry and confused? Delegating a

project to one department is likely to

have implications for other departments Keep it in mind as you delegate

healthy competition, you're sadly

mistaken This type of delegation

actually inspires conflict

Disadvantages of

Poor Delegation

 Much like parents who do a child's

homework thinking they're helping

 When you delegate responsibility,

delegate the earned positive/negative

consequences

Effective delegation will enable you to:

 develop good people,

 it will save you time, and

 it will give your business the characteristics