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Leadership and Delegation

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What is a Leader?

A Leader is someone in authority to lead others to accomplish a goal(s). Aleader needs to be able to motivate others to accomplish a goal(s) while atthe same time encourage others to work toward their own professionalgoals.

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Styles of Leadership

Autocratic – Authoritarian – Tells employees/students

what they want done and howto do it (without getting theadvice from others).

– Works well if you don’t havemuch time to accomplishgoals or if employees are wellmotivated.

– Generally, this style is not agood way to get the bestperformance from a team.

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Leadership Styles Con’t

Delegative – Free Reign (lais ser faire) – Leader allows

employees/students to makethe decisions.

– Leader is still responsible forthe decisions.

– Employees/students analysethe situation and determinewhat needs to be done andhow to do it. Leader sets

priorities and delegates. – Leader has little control.

Team has little direction ormotivation.

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Leadership Goals

Leadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction,implementing plans, and motivating people.Leaders vary their styles. A leader is not strictly one or another style. Mostleaders use all three styles; one style, however, becomes the dominate one.Positive Leaders use rewards (independence, education) to motivateemployees.Negative Leaders use penalties with employees. These leaders actdomineering and superior w/people. Negative penalties include: days offwithout pay, reprimanding in front of others, assigning unpleasant job tasks.

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Leadership

“For scientific leadership give me Scott;for swift and efficient travel, Amundsen;but when you are in a hopeless situation,when there seems no way out,get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.”

Sir Ernest Shackleton

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Delegation

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Delegation Authority can be delegated by a superior to a subordinate but responsibility

cannot be shifted and is absolute.

Delegate tasks and activities

You cannot delegate responsibility

Delegation is the key to successful leadership

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Reasons for Not DelegatingNo time to instruct others – time and effortCan do it quicker and better – short term will suffer Might lose credit or recognition – only I can do this task well

High personal interest in task – want to keep task to self Fear loss of control and power - expendable

Delegation

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Symptoms of Poor Delegation

Staff turnover/low moraleExtended hours/burnoutCrisis management/missed deadlines

Continued interruptions/constant approvalsRedoing initial work/wasted timeExternal promotions/inadequate internal talent

Delegation

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• Abilities• Availability• Motivation• Development

Delegation

ProficiencyCompetency

Onboard/in officeNot toobusy Wiliness

Attitude

Do they need thetask to develop

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Identify Best Candidate

Who are your potentialCandidates?

Match the best personto achieve the purpose. Person 1 Y Y N?

? Y Y Y Person 2

Delegation

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• Responsibility

• Authority• Support• Monitoring

Delegation

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• Purpose, importance, benefits• Overall scope and specific tasks

• Technology/Equipment required• Outputs and results• Performance expectations• Time frames, deadlines, obstacles

Responsibility

Delegation

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Determine the level of authority by considering:• The person’s experience and abilities

relative to the task.• The person’s motivation for the task.• The complexity of the task.• The importance of the task and the

decisions to be made.• Potential negative effect if you must rescind.

Authority

Delegation

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Resources and other help neededto ensure success, including:

• Coaching.• Training.• Information sharing.

• Removing barriers.• Mentoring from others with expertise.

Support

Delegation

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Measuring

Set specific, objectivetargets so peopleknow what’s expectedand can evaluate their

results as they carryout delegated tasks.

Monitoring

Identify how and whenyou will observe andtrack people’s progressas they carry out

delegated tasks.

Follow-up

Delegation

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Delegation Leadership!

LEADERSHIP

BEHAVIOUR

Blanchard andHerseycharacterisedleadership style interms of theamount ofdirection and ofsupport that theleader gives to hisor her followers,and so created a

simple grid:

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Time Management

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10 Easy Steps For Developing Your LeadershipSkills

HumilityStrength, Weakness, Opportunities & ThreatsFollow your bliss (happiness)Dream BigDevelop A Vision

Practice PerseveranceHonor Your WordGet a Mentor Be Yourself Give

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