Effective Delegation Curriculum Outline
The Basics of Delegation
Overview/Description
Do you feel that there are just not enough hours in the day? Are you always striving to keep ahead of the paperwork that litters your desk? Perhaps it is time to consider sharing some of those tasks with your skilled employees. As you progress through this Delegation Basics course in the Effective Delegation series, you will discover what delegating is all about, what you need to do to prepare for and implement this process, and how to ensure that you and your employees will effectively complete those delegated tasks. By participating in this course, you will discover how delegating tasks can enhance and accentuate your management skills.
Target Audience
This course is for individuals who have the opportunity to distribute their workload; managers and business leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.
Expected Duration
1.5 hours
Objectives :Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of knowing the importance of delegating. How Delegation Impacts You
Identify the impact of delegation on a manager. How Delegation Impacts Your Employees
Identify the advantages that delegation can provide for your employees. How Delegation Impacts Your Organization
Identify the effects of delegation on the organization. Lesson Overview
Identify the value of effectively preparing for the delegation of tasks. Why You Might Hesitate to Delegate
Identify reasons why an individual might hesitate to delegate tasks. Develop Your Delegating Style
Determine the appropriate delegating style, for a given scenario. Match the four delegating styles to examples. Develop Your Delegating Attitude
Identify attitudes of an effective delegator. Lesson Overview
Identify the value of understanding different components of delegation. Delegation Skills
Identify skills used in the delegation of tasks. Attributes of a Delegated Task
Identify the attributes of a delegated task. Deciding What Tasks to Delegate
Identify the characteristics of tasks that can be effectively delegated. Elements of a Delegated Task
Identify examples of the elements of a delegated task.
Course Number: mgmt_07_a01_bs_enus
Back to ListDelegation: the Personal Approach
Overview/Description
Have you delegated tasks only to later find out that the task wasn't completed properly or that it wouldn't be completed on time? Perhaps you need to reevaluate your delegation skills. This course will help you work more effectively with employees in a delegation situation. As you progress through the Delegation: the Personal Approach course, you will discover several important factors about delegation--how you can benefit from a shared commitment to a delegated task, how to identify confident and motivated employees, and how the knowledge of common delegating problems can help you become an effective delegator. By participating in this course, you will be prepared to overcome many obstacles in the delegation process.
Target Audience
Individuals who have the opportunity to distribute their workload; managers and business leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.
Expected Duration
2.0 hours
Objectives :Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of understanding appropriate attitudes regarding delegation. Your Commitment to Delegation
Identify ways to demonstrate personal commitment when delegating a task. Why Employees Resist Delegation
Select the appropriate solution to help an employee overcome resistance in a delegating scenario. Recognize reasons why employees may not accept delegated tasks. Workplace Personalities: Attitude is Everything
Choose the most appropriate employee to whom to delegate a task, given a scenario. Identify the characteristics that constitute a positive attitude toward delegation. Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of encouraging cooperation in delegation. Confidence: The Key to an Employee's Potential
Maintain the confidence of a specified employee during the administration of a delegated task. Identify methods for maintaining the confidence of an employee during the administration of a delegated task. Motivating the Employee
Use the appropriate technique for motivating a specific employee who has been delegated a task, given a scenario. Recognize techniques for motivating an employee who has been delegated a task. Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Identify reasons for giving credit to an employee for the successful completion of a delegated task. Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of responding effectively to problems that arise when delegating. Recognizing the Signs of a Failing Delegation
Recognize the signs of a failing delegation. Common Causes of Problems in Delegation
Match the common delegation problems with the corresponding symptoms. Problem Solving
Solve a given problem that has occurred by applying the problem-solving steps in sequence within a delegation situation. Sequence the process for problem solving when given a scenario. Taking Corrective Action
Sequence the steps for taking corrective action, given a scenario.
Course Number: mgmt_07_a02_bs_enus
Back to ListManaging Delegation
Overview/Description
Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this Managing Delegation course in the Effective Delegation series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and developing performance standards. You will also acquire skills in supervising, empowering, and providing effective feedback in a monitored situation. By participating in this course, you will become a proficient manager of a delegated environment.
Target Audience
Individuals who have the opportunity to distribute their workload; managers and business leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.
Expected Duration
3.0 hours
Objectives :Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of being familiar with the tasks involved in delegation. Decisions in Delegation
Identify examples of types of decisions that occur in delegation. Using Delegation to Manage Change
Identify examples in which a given manager could effectively manage change through delegation. Establishing Measures of Performance in Delegation
Identify criteria of effective performance measures in delegation. Developing Performance Standards in Delegation
Determine the appropriate performance standards, given a scenario. Identify examples of the guidelines for establishing performance standards. Lesson Overview
Identify the benefits of understanding how to correctly manage the delegation of a task. Establishing Types of Empowerment in Delegation
Determine the type of empowerment necessary for given delegated tasks. Match the employee empowering modes of authority with examples. Degrees of Delegated Authority
Choose the appropriate degree of authority to assign to a specified individual. Match degrees of delegated authority to examples of each. Authority in Delegation: Avoiding Mistakes
Identify examples of common types of mistakes made when delegating authority. Lesson Overview
Recognize the benefits of monitoring employees' progress as they perform delegated tasks. Establishing the Degree of Supervision
Recommend the degree of supervision required for a specified individual given a delegated task. Match the degrees of supervision to examples. How to Monitor Progress in Delegation
Identify examples of the three steps for monitoring progress in delegation. Providing Feedback to the Delegated Employee
Apply the guidelines to effectively provide feedback to a delegated employee, in a given scenario. Identify examples of the guidelines for giving effective feedback.
Course Number: mgmt_07_a03_bs_enus
Back to ListDelegating Effectively Simulation
Overview/Description
In this simulation, the learner will assume first-time management responsibilities, serving as the department lead of a marketing team for First Things First--a manufacturer of child safety products. Working closely with three key employees, the learner will progress through the various stages of delegation, moving from assignment of tasks to overcoming delegation resistance. The simulation is comprised of four scenarios; each will cover a facet of the delegation process. Based on the Effective Delegation series, this simulation has links to the following courses: mgmt_07_a01_bs_enus, mgmt_07_a02_bs_enus and mgmt_07_a03_bs_enus.
Target Audience
This simulation is for managers and business leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.
Expected Duration
0.5
Lesson Objectives:
Delegating Effectively Simulation
Overcoming stumbling blocks to delegation. Creating the perfect delegated task. Employing the proper motivating techniques. Establishing measures of performance in delegation. Developing performance standards in delegation. Developing the proper delegating style. Demonstrating the proper delegating attitudes. Demonstrating your commitment to delegation. Tapping into employee potential. Avoiding delegation mistakes. Uncovering causes for resistance to delegation. Demonstrating ways to overcome delegation resistance.
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Effective Delegation
As you progress through this management training course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will discover what
delegating is all about, what you need to do to prepare for and implement this process, and how to ensure that you and your
employees will effectively complete those delegated tasks. By participating in this course, you will discover how delegating
tasks can enhance and accentuate your management skills.
This business training course will help you work more effectively with employees in a delegation situation. You will discover
several important factors about delegation--how you can benefit from a shared commitment to a delegated task, how to identify
confident and motivated employees, and how the knowledge of common delegating problems can help you become an effective delegator.
You will gain valuable insight, through this management training, into several areas including management development,
decision making, and developing performance standards. You will also acquire skills in supervising, empowering, and providing
effective feedback in a monitored situation. By participating in this management training course, you will become a proficient
manager of a delegated environment.
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This management training course is for individuals who have the opportunity to distribute their workload; managers and business
leaders who want to empower and motivate their workforce by dispensing authority to competent employees.
What Professionals Will Learn from CBT Direct’s Effective Delegation and Management Training
CBT Direct’s online management training will show the impact of delegation on a manager, the advantages that delegation can
provide for your employees, the effects of delegation on the organization, the value of effectively preparing for the delegation
of tasks along with how to determine the appropriate delegating style and attitude of an effective delegator.
Individuals using this business training for management development will learn to identify the value of understanding
different components of delegation, the skills used in the delegation of tasks, the characteristics of tasks that can be
effectively delegated and ways to demonstrate personal commitment when delegating a task. The course will also show reasons
why employees may not accept delegated tasks and how to select the appropriate solution to help an employee overcome resistance
in a delegating scenario. Click here to see a detailed curriculum outline.
This management training course will help professionals to choose the most appropriate employee to whom to delegate a task,
identify the characteristics that constitute a positive attitude toward delegation, maintain the confidence of a specified
employee during the administration of a delegated task and the methods for maintaining the confidence of an employee during the
administration of a delegated task. Learn the appropriate technique for motivating an employee who has been delegated a task as
well as how to identify reasons for giving credit to an employee for the successful completion of a delegated task.
CBT Direct’s effective delegation and management training course will help you to recognize the common delegation problems
with the corresponding symptoms and solve a given problem that has occurred by applying the problem-solving steps in sequence
within a delegation situation. Managers will learn to identify examples of types of decisions that occur in delegation, examples
in which a given manager could effectively manage change through delegation and the benefits of understanding how to correctly
manage the delegation of a task. This business training will help you to determine the type of empowerment necessary for given
delegated tasks, choose the appropriate degree of authority to assign to a specified individual and recognize the benefits of
monitoring employees' progress as they perform delegated tasks.
Professionals will discover the degree of supervision required for a specified individual given a delegated task, be shown
examples for monitoring progress in delegation, and how to apply the guidelines to effectively provide feedback to a delegated
employee, in a given scenario. This management training course will also demonstrate the guidelines for giving effective feedback.
Effective Delegation
