There are many reasons why managers don't delegate important tasks to their employees. Sometimes tasks need to be done immediately and the manager can simply do it better and faster, or no employee is currently trained to do the job. Managers may also fear loss of control or recognition. These circumstances (and others like them) oftentimes exist simply because managers and their employees are not prepared for delegation.

It is not enough to simply assign a task and expect a satisfactory completion. Managers, supervisors and team leaders need to not only transfer responsibility for tasks, but also develop the skills necessary to empower those expected to complete them. Empowered delegation is at the heart of effective leadership, and, like all important skills, requires training and preparation.

This workshop presents delegation as an empowering process that prepares leaders who must assign tasks, and their employees who want to assume responsibility for the successful completion of those tasks.

Workshop Participants Will Learn:

	Why delegation often fails
	What constitutes real empowerment
	Necessary skills for managers, team leaders and team members
	Delegation as an integral process that defines, expects, and takes steps to assure, success.
	Delegation in the self-directed team context

Who Should Attend?

	Managers and supervisors who are experiencing chronic problems with achieving project goals and task completions
	Team leaders and members who must deal with task assignment using consensus
	Employees who want to accept added responsibility and increase job satisfaction

Workshop Content
Review of the Roles of Leaders

Authority, Resources, Information & Accountability (A.R.I.A.) and Empowered Delegation

Principles of Empowerment
  Defining empowerment
  Empowerment and the Expectancy Theory
  The truth about power

Elements of Delegation
  Training and preparation
  Levels and Elements of Delegation
  The 80/20 principle
  Understanding employee resistance to delegation
  Delegation in the self-directed team setting