Task: Mini-Course on "Delegation"
Your team of management consultants has been retained by a senior manager who is concerned about the effectiveness of his managers.
He would like your team to develop a mini-course on delegation. The course should be designed to improve the interest in and the delegation skills of his managers. He also wants the mini-course to address any ethical issues involved in delegation.
Your team's deliverable from this project is a detailed description of the proposed "Delegation" mini-course in PowerPoint format.
Your mini-course should, at minimum, effectively address the following questions:
1. What is delegation?
2. Why is the ability to effectively delegate important to a manager?
3. Why is the ability to effectively delegate important to the company?
4. What can and cannot be delegated?
5. What is the difference between "dumping" and delegation?
6. What ethical issues are inherent in delegation?
7. Why do many managers have a difficult time delegating effectively?
8. Why is effective communication a direct link to successful delegation?