{"id":2752,"date":"2021-01-04T07:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T07:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promanconsulting.hu\/?p=2440"},"modified":"2023-05-17T18:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:50:39","slug":"a-delegalas-report-celja-it-practical-lepesei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promanconsulting.hu\/en\/a-delegalas-jelentese-celja-es-gyakorlati-lepesei\/","title":{"rendered":"The meaning, purpose and practical steps of delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every manager is familiar with the concept of delegation, but it is often difficult to put the theory into practice. There are many pitfalls in delegating tasks, but these can be avoided.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The concept of delegation<\/h2>\n

The meaning of delegation<\/h3>\n

In the corporate culture, delegation is the transfer of management tasks to a colleague. Delegation takes different forms. It is essential that delegating tasks is not the same as delegating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Delegation is when a manager delegates his or her own tasks to someone else, tasks that fall under his or her authority and for which he or she is responsible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let's take an example: the manager of the paint department in a DIY store asks a salesperson in the department to stock the shelves with freshly arrived goods. This is not a delegation, since stocking is not the job of the department manager, but of the subordinate. However, when you ask your subordinate to order another consignment of the same goods, this is delegation (provided that the ordering is the responsibility of the head of department).<\/span><\/p>\n

Delegation in agile organisations<\/h3>\n

In a traditional, hierarchical corporate culture, tasks are usually delegated to a subordinate. In agile organisations, upward delegation is already emerging. The idea is that frontline staff who do the operational work delegate some of the tasks to their superiors, i.e. delegate them to a higher level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These are tasks for which there is insufficient information or competence at the relevant level. However, this leaves top management with only those tasks that could not be solved at a lower level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, in agile organisations, delegation is increasingly being replaced by volunteering. This is a logical consequence of the predominance of network structures in agile organisations rather than hierarchical structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The purpose of delegation<\/h2>\n

The primary purpose of delegating tasks is to reduce the manager's workload, so that he or she can focus time and resources more effectively on tasks that cannot be delegated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other objectives of delegation:<\/span><\/p>\n