What is Delegating?

In management, delegating refers to sharing or transferring responsibilities,

and typically happens from a superior (or an employer) to a subordinate (or
an employee). Delegating is a critical skill for supervisors at any level and
can be a major challenge for them to learn, due to concerns of giving up
control or the lack of confidence in the abilities of others. Delegating is an
important trait for those who work in teams, and trust plays a critical role
for its success.

What is Delegating?
In management, delegating refers to sharing or transferring responsibilities,
and typically happens from a superior (or an employer) to a subordinate (or
an employee). Delegating is a critical skill for supervisors at any level and
can be a major challenge for them to learn, due to concerns of giving up
control or the lack of confidence in the abilities of others. Delegating is an
important trait for those who work in teams, and trust plays a critical role
for its success.

The Benefits of Delegating

Delegation plays an important role in:

#1 Efficiency

By delegating work to others, the individual is transferring work to people

whose skills better fit the task(s). For example, it would not make efficient
sense to have the CEO do administrative work; it is better done by others.
Therefore, it improves the efficiency of the individual delegating the work
and lessens their stress.

#2 Development

In a case where the delegation of work is to someone who is not well

versed in doing the task, delegating can play a major role in coaching and
teaching others. It is one important way to help them build new skills.
3. Work-related benefits

Delegation of tasks to others offers the following benefits:

 Gives you the time and ability to focus on higher-level tasks

 Gives others the ability to learn and develop new skills
 Develops trust between workers and improves communication
 Improves efficiency, productivity, and time management
Empowering your Employees

Atlantic Properties is a real estate company that has recently hired two new
interns, Carl and Dave. The manager has recently been swamped with
investment opportunities and has not had the time to do other tasks such
as writing proposals and talking with key stakeholders.

Before joining Atlantic Properties, Carl was a content writer and Dave
worked at a call center. The manager decides to play to each intern’s
strength and delegates writing proposals to Carl and talking with key
stakeholders to Dave. The manager on-boards both interns on how to
successfully do the task and gives a detailed guide on how to perform
them. Additionally, the manager checks with each intern periodically to
make sure that they are doing things correctly.

Hiring a Helping Hand

Carmen recently started a new company in Vancouver that is involved in

flipping houses. The company’s business model revolves around owning a
house for a short period of time and selling it back on the market with the
intention of generating a quick profit.

Carmen is the sole founder of the company and she’s been doing
everything by herself – marketing, accounting, business strategies, etc. In
fact, she’s been overloaded with work to the point where she cannot focus
on what she does best –  finding bargains in the housing market to flip. To
relieve the stress and improve her efficiency, she decides to hire a junior
accountant and a marketing manager to delegate work to. By doing so,
Carmen is able to focus on what she does best – improve efficiency and
reduce stress.

Conclusion:
THREE OBVIOUS BENEFITS OF DELEGATING
ARE:
 Reducing your workload to be more manageable
 Increasing focus on your important deliverables
 Getting rid of tasks that you don’t like