DELEGATION

What is delegation?
Delegation is the process
by which a manager assigns
and transfers duties,
authority and responsibility
to his or her subordinates.
The (3) three components of
Delegation
•Duties
•Responsibi
lity
•Authority
What are the benefits of
delegation?
•Delegatio
n is
empoweri
ng others
to get the
job done.
•Delegation
develops
among
employees
and
subordinates a
greater sense
of
participation,
•It also adds
to
employee’s
job
satisfaction,
motivation
and sense of
fulfilment as
members of
•Delegation benefits
managers and executive
as well. It saves them time
to accomplish tasks,
enabling them to focus
their attention to other
demanding tasks.
Do you think delegation is
the best way to train
employees for their
promotion in the future?
How should a manager
delegates?
SMARTER stands for:
Specific- A manager should give
clear and specific instructions to his
or her employee in a language or
form that the latter could fully
understand. If possible, after giving
the instruction, the manager should
request the employee to repeat the
instructions to make sure that he or
she understands the detail.
Measurable- A manager
must ensure that he or she
clearly explains to the
employee any quantitative or
qualitative features that are
expected of the delegated
task or output.
Attainable- A manager
must know the skills and
capabilities of the
employee to determine if
he or she can successfully
perform the delegated
task.
Realistic- A manager
must ensure that the
delegated task is a
realistic one, and not
something ideal that
came out from his or
her imagination.
Time-bound- A manager
delegating the task must
specify the time and date for
it to be completed.
Ethical- A manager
delegating the task must
reflect on any critical issue
involved in accomplishing the
task. He or she should be
guided by moral and ethical
principles.
Recorded- A manager must
ensure proper communication in a
manner that can be recorded for
documentation purposes. The
written documentation of the task
would be useful to the employees
since he or she can easily refer
back to the document any time
while accomplishing the delegated
task.
 What do you think if the
manager refused to delegates
the task?
When delegating the task, the
manager should assign and
transfers authority to the
employee or subordinate to act
and to take necessary action
when needed. So, what must
the manager understand in
granting authority to the
subordinate?
Responsibility refers to the
duty of a person to complete
the tasks assigned to him or
her.”
Accountability pertains
to the duty of a person
to give an account for
any deviation or
discrepancy between
what was expected of
the task from the
beginning and what
actually resulted at the
end.
 Release – “to let go”
The managers must learn
how to “let go” of some of their
nonmajor tasks by delegating
them to their qualified staff.
 GROUP
ACTIVITY
THANK YOU!!!