Empowering your staff does not reduce your status or worth in the organization. What it does is to give confidence and a sense of worth and purpose to your staff. It also frees time for you to get on with more important work. Your time should be spent on the goals and activities that are important to you in the workplace and at home. Empowering your staff allows you to concentrate on these. It also improves efficiency within the company so that not only you but the entire organization benefits.

Don’t be delegated to
You have now saved considerable amounts of your time by delegating work to others. But suppose you get a lot of work delegated to you. How can you cut down on that?

First of all, only accept if it is consistent with your own goals. As you are likely to get work delegated by your boss.When you do have to accept work, don’t accept blindly. Make sure you understand what is required of you and that clear objectives and standards have been set.

Ask for any information, help and advice that you need. At the end of the work, ask for feedback so that you can evaluate your own performance.

Don’t be afraid to delegate – it will not undermine your authority but will free time for you to do what you do best. Delegate recurring tasks and tasks that others can do better, quicker and cheaper than you. Match the work to the person and don’t just delegate the boring and routine work. Time taken to train, monitor and evaluate delegated work and staff is saved by being able to delegate a similar task the next time it occurs. Letters and phone calls can be delegated and suitable standard replies prepared. You should aim to delegate as much as possible but not to accept much delegated work yourself.

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