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Benefits and Guidelines of Delegation in an Organization

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This article discusses the potential benefits of delegation in an organization, including minimizing workload, specialization, motivation, quicker decision making, and growth. It also outlines seven guidelines for good delegation, such as being patient, selecting the right person for the task, being specific, and providing feedback. Additionally, the article addresses the issue of dumping, which is a major complaint of subordinates regarding delegation, and provides an example of a personal experience of dumping in an IT company.

Benefits and Guidelines of Delegation in an Organization

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Q. List and define five (5) potential benefits of delegation.Ans. Delegation (Plawecki, L. H., & Amrhein, D. W. (2012) ) is referred to the the act of assigning responbilities or authority to a person (usually in a hierarchical manner ,that is, from a manager to a subordinate) to perform in an organization.Following are the five potential benefits of delegation:1. Minimising work load of superiors By assigning the regular and routine work to their subordinates the managers can then concentrate on their managerial and creative functions. This helps in improving managerial efficiency.2. Benefits of specializationThe managers delegates authority and responsibility to subordinates according to their ability and. This helps in enhancement of the specialization among subordinates.3. Motivation and Morale boostingDelegating authority to subordinates develops among them the feeling of prestige and status. It also promotes the ability to take initiative and become responsible.4. Quicker and better decision makingDelegation helps subordinate when deciding on the matters of their own while remaining in their limits of power. Therefore, they can take quick decisions without consulting the superiors for all the matters.5. Growth and expansionDelegation provides more flexibility in organizational structure and hence more stratas can be put forth in the original organizational structure .Q. List and describe the seven (7) guidelines for good delegation.Ans. When work is delegated effectively to a suitable employee with required knowledge skills then it is known as Good delegation.Following are the seven guidelines for good delegation(Mueller, C., & Vogelsmeier, A. (2013)):1. PatiencePatience is the key to best results. When delegating a task first time, it is certainly going to take longer than doing it on own2. Don’t over-delegateOnly that work should be delegated which a superior finds as an additional task for oneself and which could be performed by their subordinate efficiently.3. Right person for the taskWhen delegating a task, it should be made sure that the subordinate is possessing the required knowledge and skills. Hence, making efficient use of their talent.
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