Delegation is an important aspect of being a manager and leading employees. Managers know that in order to achieve their workplace goals, they must be able to delegate assignments and tasks to their employees. Without delegation, managers would be overwhelmed and never accomplish all the tasks at hand. According to the Business Dictionary (n.d.), the management definition of delegation is: “Sharing or transfer of authority and the associated responsibility, form an employer or superior (who has the right to delegate) to an employee or subordinate” (Delegation, n.d., Business Dictionary). It is essential for managers to understand the difference between effective and ineffective delegation, as both of these have major effects on the outcome
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It is clear that Marvin was not familiar with delegating his tasks and was overwhelmed at work between his daily tasks and the extra work he had taken on by becoming a committee member. Marvin was working long hours and trying to stay caught up with all of his work, which was not working out very well. After discussing with his wife why he was working so late every day, he decided to delegate some of his duties to his office workers. “When he looked over his notes that evening, he was amazed to find how many of his duties could have been handled by his office workers” (Yukl, 1990, pg. …show more content…
On top of his normal tasks, Marvin had been extra completing work for a committee his boss asked him to be a part of. Marvin was struggling with all of his tasks, which lead to him having to work overtime every day. While Marvin is not use to delegation, in this situation it is important for him to delegate some of his less important tasks. Yukl (1990) states “ Even when a manager could do the delegated tasks better than subordinate, it is a more efficient use of the manager’s time to concentrate on those functions that will have the greatest influence on the performance of the manager’s organizational unit” (Yukl, 1990, pg.230). Marvin was also effective in his choice of what responsibilities to delegate. He chose responsibilities that he knew his employees were capable
It is clear that Marvin was not familiar with delegating his tasks and was overwhelmed at work between his daily tasks and the extra work he had taken on by becoming a committee member. Marvin was working long hours and trying to stay caught up with all of his work, which was not working out very well. After discussing with his wife why he was working so late every day, he decided to delegate some of his duties to his office workers. “When he looked over his notes that evening, he was amazed to find how many of his duties could have been handled by his office workers” (Yukl, 1990, pg. …show more content…
On top of his normal tasks, Marvin had been extra completing work for a committee his boss asked him to be a part of. Marvin was struggling with all of his tasks, which lead to him having to work overtime every day. While Marvin is not use to delegation, in this situation it is important for him to delegate some of his less important tasks. Yukl (1990) states “ Even when a manager could do the delegated tasks better than subordinate, it is a more efficient use of the manager’s time to concentrate on those functions that will have the greatest influence on the performance of the manager’s organizational unit” (Yukl, 1990, pg.230). Marvin was also effective in his choice of what responsibilities to delegate. He chose responsibilities that he knew his employees were capable