Delegation means: the task is part of the job description. Divided and separated amongst team members

• True

• False

Allocation occurs when the responsibility and authority for performing a particular contractual duty is transferred to another party.

• True

• False

Abdication means -

A task is given to a colleague without guidance or care

• True

• False

Micromanagement occurs when a manager becomes too involved in team members' work, closely supervising them, avoiding delegating tasks and fixing mistakes themselves.

• True

• False

Reorder the following - Delegation Cycle

• Briefing

• Appraisal

• Monitoring

• Analysis

• Appointment

Match the following - Delegation

• Appraisal

• Who is most suitable for the task? What is their level of competence and commitment?

• Briefing

• •Be timely

  •Be specific

  •Own the Feedback

  •Advise don’t criticize

• Appointment

• •Discuss the expected outcome. •Discuss who else will need to be involved

• Analysis

• •What exactly is involved?

  •What level of expertise is needed?

  •What is the desired outcome?

• Monitoring

• encouraging the colleague.

  Balanced with the responsibility and authority.

“Empowerment is the process of enabling or authorizing an individual to think, behave, take action, and control work and decision-making in autonomous ways. ”

• True

• False

The Benefits of Empowering Colleagues

• §Increase in self esteem

• §Increase in personal development

• §Increase in team morale

• §Increase in mutual trust

• §Increase in productivity

Why do managers avoid empowering people?

• §Afraid someone may do a better job than them

• §Multi skilled team

• §Colleague retention

• §Wanting tasks to be completed in their way

• §Not wanting to lose control

Match the following - Levels of empowerment as per Situational leadership

Developmental levels

• D1

• High

   Commitment

  Low

  Competence

• D3

• Low

   Commitment

  High

   Competence

• D4

• Low

  Commitment

  Low

  Competence

• D2

• High

  Commitment

  High

  Competence