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Managing Delegated Work Successfully

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Discussion Topics

Making the assignment

Monitoring a delegation

Providing support

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Making the Assignment

What will you discuss with your employees that would help him or her understand and commit to the assignment? Define the project, task or function? Criteria for success? Timeline for completion? Level of authority? Plan for monitoring progress?

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Monitoring a Delegation

What methods have you have used in the past to track a delegated project?

Which monitoring methods have worked best? Which, if any, have not been effective?

What monitoring methods will you use with upcoming delegated assignments?

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Providing Support

What have you done in the past to support people to whom you have delegated projects?

Thinking about the assignment you are about to delegate, what do you plan to do to help your employee be successful in completing his or her project?

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Next Steps

Plan how you will use some of the approaches discussed today to manage your next delegated assignment.

Consider using the Delegation Skills Checklist to assess and improve your skills for managing delegated work.

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