Effective delegation

Delegate to increase your ability to deliver the results your business depends on to grow and thrive

Five levels of delgation

• Level 1: Assess and Report

  • Set expectations

  • Clearly define the task

  • Explain their role as well as your own, and

  • Discuss deadlines and check-in points

• Level 2: Recommend

  • Develop possible solutions

  • Recommend and justify the best one

• Level 3: Develop Action Plan

  • Clearly define the task

  • Explain their role as well as your own, and

  • Discuss deadline and check-in points

• Level 4: Make The Decision

  • Make sure they understand that they are responsible for Level 3 work, but that you trust them to make the decision

  • Make sure they know that you are available to coach and support them, but you expect them to act independently

  • Monitor progress regularly by asking for regular check-ins, reviewing the status of the projects, and warning them when you sense problems, and

  • Be ready to reward great results

• Level 5: Full Delegation

  • Make sure they understand that you trust them to decide, act and follow-through

  • Tell them to report back to you with exceptions and unique problems, but otherwise, it's their task and they are fully accountable for it's successful completion, and

  • Be ready to rewar