文档介绍：The IdeaBridge White Paper Series:
The Leadership Series:
Delegation
The IdeaBridge
White Paper Series
THE LEADERSHIP SERIES: DELEGATION 1
Summary
No Leader can be effective if they fail to delegate. For the most effective Leaders are those who have
learned the art of leverage: How to delegate to those who are empowered and skilled to act on a Leader's
behalf. This short article makes a strong argument in favor of increased delegation.
Delegation
• If a Leader does not learn the art of delegation, then he will never find himself coaching a dream
team. Leaders who can’t or won’t delegate create a bottleneck to productivity and ess. Not every
issue demands a Leader’s attention. Delegate!
• Delegate as much of your day-to-day responsibilities as you can in order to free-up time for your
Leadership roles. Pay more attention to longer term matters, your goals, objectives and your vision.
• Be on the lookout for employees under you who are ready to conquer new worlds - this is a prime
time to delegate jobs to them.
• As wise decisions are made by knowledgeable employees throughout all levels, top executives are
freed-up to plan for the future and be creative. Empower those beneath you to make decisions and
then judiciously delegate.
• The question Leaders must ask themselves is whether the task can be