While delegating
there are a lot of things a leader must remember. The first is to ensure that you direction is
both specific, and well understood. This
is the single most reason that instruction fail, and goals are not met. You must always ask yourself as a leader was
I specific in my instruction? Did I
communicate clearly and did I explain the impact that instruction would have on
the overall vision? Did I attain buy in
with the team member and does the team member completely understand the
importance of the task and the impact it will have? Was a time frame established? Is that team member motivated and do they
understand the level of follow-up that will be initiated to ensure the task is
done to satisfaction? Do they know the
impact of that task and how it will affect them as a person and their personal
goals?
This may seem excessive on simple
tasks but these are important questions and even in simple tasks your team
member needs to know that you are both consistent, precise, and engaged in
every task and that you will always without exception follow up on that task to
ensure it is done to your satisfaction and not theirs. Your understanding of what needs to be done
must be the same understanding as theirs and all must be on the same page with
no room for interpretation or excuse.
This is the cornerstone of accountability. If you fail in your
communication and instruction this becomes your failure and not the failure of
the person whom you delegated the task too. If done correctly you can then
release yourself from that task and move on to other responsibilities with
little or no supervision however you must always follow up once the task is
complete and offer feedback on your satisfaction in their work.
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