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Delegation

Delegation
As a manager or supervisor in the business world of the 21st century, chances are you struggle with finding enough time to handle your wide range of responsibilities. The fact is, many people in management positions are expected to handle a very large "plate" of projects that can't possibly be accomplished by just one person. So what can you do? You have to figure out how to control your time and responsibilities instead of letting them control you. That's when the art of delegating steps in. Delegating doesn't mean you simply hand a project over to someone else. Rather, you are still responsible, but your skillful guidance can show your employees how to handle a project the right way without handholding. You as a manager really can motivate your employees to think for themselves and make wise choices. Delegation is an important factor in managing any type of business or organization. But what is delegation? According to Google dictionary Delegation is "The process by which an object passes on a message it has received to a sub-ordinate object." Delegation allows the behavior of an object to be defined in terms of the behavior of another object. To me, delegation means telling someone to do a task and expecting them to be able to complete that task on their own. The term 'delegation' refers to the delegation of responsibility. In this paper I will be illustrating how managers in my industry utilize delegation to more effectively plan, organize, lead, and/or control different situations and scenarios within the Jackson Hewitt organization. There are several skills that are required for effective delegation. Delegation can be explicit or implicit. With explicit delegation an object can openly delegate a message to any...

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