{"id":944,"date":"2017-05-20T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2019-01-10T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T15:49:23","slug":"smart-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/20\/smart-delegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the realizations that over worked managers experience is the \nimportance of handing off or delegating work to others. It is true that \ndelegation is a means to off-loading excess tasks and projects. The key \nquestions related to smart delegation is, &#8220;Why this handoff to this \nindividual?\u201d and, &#8220;How is this an opportunity for someone else to grow \nand learn?&#8221;<br><br>\nSpeaking from personal experience, delegating is much more than saying \n\u201chere\u2019s something I want you to do for me.\u201d Delegation is much, much \nmore than dumping a not-so-nice or pain-in-the-neck chore on someone \nelse that happens to come in your sight lines as you struggle with \nnever-ending deadlines.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2026 virtually every interaction involving delegation has the opportunity to be developmental in scope and nature \u2026.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nI have learned that delegation involves a number of key factors:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How well do I understand what is needed to complete the work?<br>\n\t(Hint: this is a fundamental requirement to ensure clarity in the handoff of the task or project)<\/li><li>How relevant is this assignment to the candidate\u2019s developmental plan?<br>\n\t(Hint: a big clue is does this person have a developmental plan?)<\/li><li>What level of responsibility and authority is required for the work to be completed? How much am I willing to let go of?<br>\n\t(Hint: watch for how your inner critic and identity may pop up as you \nhand off something you enjoy or have become known to be the subject \nmatter expert)<\/li><li>What are my expectations in concert with the candidates expectations in the not-too-distant future?<br>\n\t(Hint: this may need the candidate to consider the request and to meet \nwith you within a defined timeframe to exchange expectations)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Above and beyond what is shared in the linked HBR article and the  motivation of profit, I support the notion that virtually every  interaction involving delegation has the opportunity to be developmental  in scope and nature. I hope you enjoy this article (and these monthly  leadership oriented newsletters) and factor in the questions posed in  the cover note and accompanying article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recommended Reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Harvard Business Review &#8211; &#8220;Research: Delegating More Can Increase Your Earnings&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/20\/smart-delegation\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communicate","category-coaching","category-leadership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":945,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944\/revisions\/945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholbrowgroup.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}