Steps Of Successful Delegation.

 Define the task : Confirm in your own mind that the task is suitable to be delegated. Does it meet the criteria for delegating?

 Select the individual or team : What are your reasons for delegating to this person or team? What are they going to get out of it? What are you going to get out of it? 

 Assess ability and training needs : Is the other person or team of people capable of doing the task? Do they understand what needs to be done? If not, you can't delegate. 

 Explain the reasons : You must explain why the job or responsibility is being delegated. why to that person or people? What is its importance and relevance?

 State required results : What must be achieved? Clarify understanding by getting feedback from the other person. How will the task be measured? Make sure they know how you intend to decide that the job is being successfully done.

 Consider resources required : Discuss and agree what is required to get the job done. Consider people, location, premises, equipment, money, materials, other related activities and services.

 Agree deadlines : When must the job be finished? Or if an ongoing duty, when are the review dates? When are the reports due? And if the task is complex and has parts or stages, what are the priorities?

 Support and communicate : Think about who else needs to know what's going on, and inform them. 

 Feedback on results: It is essential to let the person know how they are doing, and whether they have achieved their aims. If not, you must review with them why things did not go to plan, and deal with the problems. You must absorb the consequences of failure, and pass on the credit for success

The time that you were working on the wards you saw that some nurse mangers failed to delegate, we are going to look at some of the reasons

 Reasons Why The Nurse Manager Fails To Delegate Tasks Include The Following :

 Lack of confidence in the abilities of subordinates.

 Fear of losing control over highly valued activities.

 Fear of offending subordinate by increasing their workload.

Fear that delegating certain tasks would be seen by others as evidence of the manager’s inability to fulfill her job expectations.

Advantages Of Delegation 

 👈 It results in quick decisions. 

Since the power to make decisions is delegated, decisions can be made right away at or near the center of operations as soon as deviation occurs or the situation demands.

 👈 Delegation gives executives more time for strategic planning and policymaking .

Since executives will not be involved in day – to – day decisions, it can concentrate its efforts on higher-level work and problems.

  👈 Delegation is a motivational factor .

Subordinates usually respond to delegated authority with favorable attitude. They become more responsible and more dedicated to their work and they feel proud of being given the authority. This in turn boosts their morale. On the other hand, if the lower level managers do not have the authority and the power to act and make decisions even when they are competent, this might give them a feeling of insecurity and incompetence.

👈 Delegation can be a training ground for executive ability.

When subordinates are given control over the problems they face, they are able to analyze the situation and make decisions accordingly. This continuous involvement prepares them for problem – solving process when they reach a higher executive level. This process will also screen out those from the executive level who have proved to be less successful in handling problems at the lower level.

 Disadvantages

1. If wrong decisions are made, the work may not be done or maybe done less well.

2. A leader who does not delegate properly may pass all the work on to the team 

members, leaving very little to do (over delegation).

3. A leader may delegate decisions to people with insufficient experience.