Delegation: Why is the Hard Skill Competency of Empowerment so Hard to Master?
Greg "GW" Weismantel
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We will always start off our posts with the Six Functions of Leadership Management: Strategy,
Planning,
Organizing,
Leadership,
Teamwork, and
Control.
Master the 70+ hard skill competencies of these 6 functions in order to become an executive!
Delegation includes hard skill competencies of the Leadership and Control Functions above!
Here are The 3 Most Important Hard Skill Ingredients of Delegation for a Leader.
First. Delegate the work off your desk, not on.
Second. Delegate full authority to complete te work.
Third, always use the function of “Control” with delegation.
Second. Delegate full authority to complete the work.
Delegating full authority to make decisions on the work is key to success, because when the direct report receives the authority to make decisions and agrees with it, there is accountability established.
When you delegate partial authority, where does the delegated work end up? Yes, right back on the pile of paper on your desk
So, answer this: why are many leaders reluctant to empower their direct reports to make decisions on the work delegated?
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GW
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2 年In my experience, failure to delegate "full authority" comes from a fear of failure of the delegated task(s). The appropriate and balanced "controls" should address this. But here too, the fear of failure can often lead to over-control... and the task is right back on my desk. Delegation is a skill that is practiced - executive leadership itself is a practice of developing disciplines. Conceptually speaking, while outcomes matter, the processes matter more. To borrow, in part, from the title of a book, "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect", executive leadership as well is not a "game of perfect". When I get too focused on an outcome, I lose sight of the process of leading, delegation in this example, and don't provide full authority, over-control OR don't delegate at all. Even worse, I end up consuming more of my time to be available to other people and problems. Great post...