• HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Overview
    • Our Team
  • SERVICES
    • For Corporates
      • Talent Development
        • Bespoke Learning Programs
        • Immersive Learning Journey
        • Simulation Based Programs
      • Talent Assessment
        • Psychometric Based Assessment
        • Simulation Based Assessment
        • Competency Based Interview
        • Assessment Development Centre
      • Talent Coaching
    • For Individual
      • Individual Coaching
      • Individual Program
  • PROGRAMS
  • RESOURCES
    • Free Assessment
    • Success Stories
    • Testimonials
    • Catalyst Blog
    • Photo Gallery
  • CONNECT
    • Contact Us
    • Careers

Call Us +91-9873806005

info@thecatalyst.co.in
The CatalystThe Catalyst
The CatalystThe Catalyst
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Overview
    • Our Team
  • SERVICES
    • For Corporates
      • Talent Development
        • Bespoke Learning Programs
        • Immersive Learning Journey
        • Simulation Based Programs
      • Talent Assessment
        • Psychometric Based Assessment
        • Simulation Based Assessment
        • Competency Based Interview
        • Assessment Development Centre
      • Talent Coaching
    • For Individual
      • Individual Coaching
      • Individual Program
  • PROGRAMS
  • RESOURCES
    • Free Assessment
    • Success Stories
    • Testimonials
    • Catalyst Blog
    • Photo Gallery
  • CONNECT
    • Contact Us
    • Careers

Mastering what Matters – Delegation Part 1

Home » Mastering what Matters – Delegation Part 1
Mastering what matters - Delegation

Mastering what Matters – Delegation Part 1

Blog, Immersive Learning Journey

Inspite of continuous effort and training, delegation remains one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. Over the course of conversations with several leaders, I have realised that there are two main issues with delegation

  1. The issue of will – Several leaders are unable to delegate because they have internal barriers to delegation.
  2. The issue of skill – several leaders do not know how to delegate, what to delegate and whom to delegate to and hence do not delegate.

In this two part blog, I will try and address both these issues objectively.

Lets understand the issue of will first, why do leaders feel disinclined to delegating inspite of knowing the immense benefit that they and their staff would have if they are able to do it successfully? Well, there could be several reasons that makes leaders uneasy about delegation-

  1. ‘I can do this better and quicker than my staff’ – Yes, perhaps you can, but the goal is to support your staff in doing the work and help them grow.
  2. ‘I don’t have confidence in my staff’– Start by delegating small tasks and projects, build confidence in your staff and uncover their strengths.
  3. ‘It’s easier to do it myself than to organise it, explain it and monitor it’ – This is a short term view. The time spent planning the project, explaining it etc will be worth it as over time, your employees will be able to take on more responsibility and plan and structure it on their own.
  4. ‘I like to have things my way’ – Sure you do, focus your energies on communicating your preferences and quality standards to your team. This will pay off in your current as well as future projects.
  5. ‘My staff will resent the additional work’ – This is an assumption. Your staff may infact be looking to do new, more interesting work. Allow them to say no rather than pre-empting a no from them.
  6. ‘I am supposed to be the problem solver and decision maker’ – Not always. In a lot of cases, your role is to support your staff in problem solving and making decisions themselves. Allow them freedom to do this and make sure you follow through.

Don’t let delegation create an identity crisis for you. Give up your previous skills and expertise, allow others to flourish and embrace the role of a leader – one who supports and coaches and creates more experts, sets the strategic direction for the unit and moves the unit ahead. In a lot of cases, delegation involves stepping out of your comfort zone.

Share
0

About Priti Agarwal

“It’s play that makes us do serious stuff better”. That’s the philosophy on which Priti has founded The Catalyst. Priti’s sales stint at Unilever in her initial corporate stint and her strategy consulting role at Accenture allowed her to have a deep perspective of how businesses run and she combined this with her entrepreneurial dream of running an immersive learning venture to start The Catalyst in 2009.

You also might be interested in

The Story of Mr.P and Mr.G

The Story of Mr P and Mr G

Feb 1, 2017

Let me introduce you to the two main characters of my blog story today. Person 1: He is called Mr P...

Create an Effective Leadership Training Program

How to Design an Effective Leadership Development Program?

Dec 2, 2022

Have you implemented a leadership intervention with no/ negligible results?[...]

A case study on assessment and training by The Catalyst for a Retail brand.

Assessment & Training – Business Impact – Retail Brand

Jan 15, 2021

Catalyst recently has started work on a training project with one among the top 5 global retailers...

Leave a Reply

Your email is safe with us.
Cancel Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

SEARCH

GET A CALL BACK

    THE CATALYST BLOG

    • 10 Essential Leadership Skills Every Leader Should Have
    • Building An Emotionally Intelligent Sales Team
    • Why Emotional Intelligence Is An Indispensable Skill For Sales Leaders?

    SUCCESS STORIES

    • Accountability Through Gaming – Emerging Solar Power
    • Cascading Organizational Values – Technology Firm
    • Value & Culture Framework – Digital Technology Firm

    CONNECT WITH US

    • D-257, Sector 47, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh INDIA
    • 91-9873806005
    • info@thecatalyst.co.in
    • https://thecatalyst.co.in
    Unlock your Employee Potential Contact Now
    Catalyst

    Engaging, Immersive Learning
    Programs to Transform Talent..
    Get to Know us...



    REACH US

    • D-257, Sector 47, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh INDIA
    • 91-9873806005
    • info@thecatalyst.co.in
    • https://thecatalyst.co.in

    FOLLOW US

    Blog

    • 10 Essential Leadership Skills Every Leader Should Have
    • Mastering what Matters – Delegation Part 1
    • Mastering what Matters – Delegation Part 1
    • How is Assessment Centre Different From Development Centre?
    • How to Measure the Effectiveness of a Leadership Development Program?

    CASE STUDY

    • Accountability Through Gaming – Emerging Solar Power
    • Cascading Organizational Values – Technology Firm
    • Value & Culture Framework – Digital Technology Firm
    • Behavioural Competencies – Law Firm
    • Sales Team Skill Enhancement – Tyre Major

    © 2023 · The Catalyst. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA & Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

    • Home
    • About Us
    • Talent Development
    • Talent Assessment
    • Talent Coaching
    • Programs
    • Contact
    • Privacy