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Tips on Delegating
If we work in a busy office environment or
even if we have kids at home, we may have the opportunity to delegate certain
jobs to different people, whether that be staff, co-workers or kids even. How can you delegate effectively and be authoritative
without being seen as a dictator? Here
are a few ideas that just may help you with that.
First, don’t fall into the “I can do it
quicker and better syndrome”. I know as
a busy work at home mom, I tend to fall into this trap. Sometimes, by the time you explain what you
want done to a child, its just way easier to do it yourself, but this is no way
to manage and can lead to a possible burnout in yourself.
Secondly, visualize the end result of the
project or task at hand. This way, what
you require to be done will be clear with you and will help you explain it
clearly to your person doing this task.
Thirdly, don’t be a perfectionist! Since I work full time at home and since my
kids are older, I have designated major chores to them such as vacuuming and
laundry, but while my daughter tries her best, she doesn’t always get into the
corners or under the couch like I would. What you could say to the person doing the task is this is fine for now,
but next time I would prefer you do it this way (or in my daughter’s case, I
could say, for instance, this is great for now, but next time when you vacuum,
I would appreciate it if you vacuum under the couch etc).
Fourthly, allow your staff/children to use
their own methods as a means to an end. You should be concerned about the end result, not the techniques used.
Fifthly, put a due date on the project and
follow up from time to time with the person doing the task.
Lastly, acknowledge a job well done, no
matter how small.
These are a few pointers can be loosely
used in pretty much any delegated task to staff or family members and hopefully
by following these simple rules, you can have the job done quickly and
painlessly.
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