Seven Steps To Effective Delegation. featuring Bob Johnson

Seven Steps To Effective Delegation featuring Bob Johnson

Delegation Self Assessment White Page Insert- Delegation Self Assessment -Answer the 25 questions as honestly as you can. (This is Of you, for you, and by you nobody else) -Review your score -Does this sound like you?

Seven Steps To Effective Delegation featuring Bob Johnson

Seven Steps To Effective Delegation featuring Bob Johnson Good leaders make people feel they are at the very heart of things, not on the periphery. Everyone feels he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. - Warren Bennis, author

Why This Subject Is Important The Wall Street Journal The higher executives climb, the more important it is for them to delegate. Trying to put their fingerprint on every initiative or constantly second guessing employees won t make them effective leaders

Why This Subject Is Important The Wall Street Journal As companies trim management layers, executives are supervising larger numbers of employees, which only heightens their need to delegate.

Session Opener Answer the 3 questions on page 1. Discuss # s 1 and 2 in small groups. The answer to Question #3 will be used in a later exercise. Take good notes. (Keep this one, #3, to yourself)

Effective Delegation Maybe you can make a project or decision 5% or 10% better if you poke your nose in, but there s also a price to pay. In my opinion, that potential 10% quality increase comes at a cost of about 50% of your subordinates personal commitment to the task. author - Michael Stern

Effective Delegation Never tell people how to do things: Tell them what the need is and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. General George S. Patton, Jr

Barriers, Benefits and Beliefs White Insert: Barriers, Benefits and Beliefs. Form 2-3 person teams and discuss the questions: Answer A leader who does not delegate Believes? Answer A leader who effectively delegates Believes? What does this tell you?

Learning Goals By the end of this session, you will: Sharpen your skills in effective delegation Develop methods to keep team members focused on the end result Discover how to build trust, commitment and confidence in team members Begin to spend your time as a manager more productively

Video Please take notes in the space provided on page 2 List your Ah-ha s or your Examples/Applications to my business On page 3 and 4

Key Ideas and Application NOTE the important idea(s) & THINK how they apply to your organization SHARE examples of key ideas w/your neighbors

7-Step Experience (Page 6) Apply the 7 delegation steps to the personal delegation experience that you described on page 1 (or a new one you have thought of) Answer the questions: If a positive experience, which steps made it so? If negative, which were missed & how could they have improved the outcome if followed? Each person; Share your responses w/ your neighbors (Be concise ~ 60 seconds each)

Exhibit Delegation (Page 8) Pair Up! Prepare for the role you are assigned Assume you are representing your team. Focus on using the 7 Steps (The Handout has the 9 Principles of effective delegation) Carry out your plan with the other person when directed

Debrief Did B accept the assignment? How are they feeling about the task? Did A successfully explain WIIFM? How? Opposition to B doing Task? How was it overcome? Did A follow 7 steps? Which missed? Why?

Lets Plan to Delegate a task White Insert: How do you delegate effectively? - Fill out all seven Steps for the Project or Responsibility you should delegate. - Use the examples to help you to script and plan the text. - Good Luck! Remember: Good leaders make people feel they are at the very heart of things, not on the periphery. Everyone feels he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. Warren Bennis, author

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