Steps to Effective Delegation

Training Provided by Learning Technologies, Inc. One of the most challenging aspects of leadership is effective delegation, but this is also one of our most powerful tools for managing our time and developing others. We explore how to determine what to delegate and whom to delegate to. We also use a step-by-step delegation model that helps guide the delegation process (See Details Below). Every LTI classroom program is designed to achieve specific results aligned with your immediate business needs. By focusing on skills and concepts, promoting direct application, and creating an environment where participants can practice new strategies, the likelihood of impacting real, positive change, is dramatically improved. Each of our programs is specifically designed to address your unique set of needs, and can incorporate any number of assessments and tools that are necessary for achieving those results. Classroom programs can range in length from two hours to three days. We can conduct these sessions at your place of business, or at other locations including conference centers, resorts, or other meeting facilities. All programs are customized to suit your specific needs and to ensure that the results: Address real and recognizable issues. Fit your organization's culture. Reinforce other training and management initiatives. LTI's focus is on actual implementation of new solutions. We believe there are four critical steps in designing programs that result in positive change. These four primary components represent the cornerstones of every LTI program. Accurate Needs Assessment: what is the issue Well-Defined Goals & Objectives: where do you want to be Hands-On Experience: practice and adaptation Leave With a Plan: what is next We view ourselves as your business partner. By helping you create a training strategy, and then systematically addressing critical issues, both individuals and teams become better equipped to overcome not only daily, but also long-term challenges. Our Goal: to become your business partner, providing perspective, support, and solutions. Our Mission: to design training so specific to YOUR needs that you will use those skills on a daily basis. Our Purpose: to help you overcome obstacles to success.

Steps to Effective Delegation Competent delegation skills can dramatically improve your ability to develop other members of the team. Participants learn how to develop their people through delegation and the difference between a manager and a coach. A nationally recognized Situational Leadership model can be used to help managers see how to balance the right amount of direction and the right amount of support. Participants also look at how they interact, and how they can be more effective as team leaders.

Participants will learn how to:

Gain Power By Letting Go Of Control
Learn specific steps to effective delegation and what you can have others do more effectively. This frees you up for more strategic planning.

Develop A Proactive Environment
Examine ways to create a more proactive environment, looking at both your "Circle of Influence" and your "Circle of Control.

Decide What To Delegate
Some tasks are better delegated than others. Explore which are best to delegate by first determining what your goal is in delegating. Then use a task analysis to decide who to delegate to and how to make sure they are successful.

Recognize Different Development Levels
People need different things at different times. Using the Situational Leadership , recognize where they are in their development level for any given task.

Adapt Your Style To Each Situation
Learn how to give your people what they need at the time. Practice deciding when to be more task-focused and when to be more supportive.

Use Effective Delegation And Coaching Skills
Use proven methods to help your staff become more proactive and more self-sufficient. Explore specific steps that make delegation more effective.

Delegate to Develop Stronger Leaders
Through their role as a manager or team leader, learn to utilize individual strengths to develop tomorrow s leaders by giving people tasks that help prepare them for future growth.

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