Enjoying the preview?
This is the free first lesson. Get full access — request a demo or sign in.
Delegating Strategically
Learn how to understand your workers, prioritize tasks, and build productive teamsPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 5 lessons.
Intermediate Provider : Maureen Chrisholm 5 Lessons · 11m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Teams are important to an organization and when they are effective, they help the organization reach its goals. Teams should be composed of individuals with complimentary skills and chosen for their knowledge and abilities. As the team is created, the manager needs to delegate tasks to the team as a whole or to individual team members. Once the team has the tasks they need, a time management system should be employed to help prioritize the tasks. Learning to prioritize will help team members to understand the tasks that are urgent and important versus those that can be further delegated or deleted. Throughout the team’s existence, the manager needs to be available to them to provide instruction and support as needed. The level of instruction depends on the team and the individuals; however the ultimate goal would be to move from constant micromanaging to a more autonomous approach to management of the team and its members.
In this course on Delegating Strategically, you’ll learn how to understand your workers, prioritize tasks, and build productive teams. We’ll also look at leadership strategies that help foster team independence and how to identify your team’s strengths through interviews and questionnaires. You’ll also see how you can categorize and distribute tasks using a priority system. Learning how to strategically delegate tasks frees up time for managers to complete other activities while also helping employees utilize their skills and acquire more knowledge.
What You'll Learn
- Explain how and why teams are created within an organization and composed of individuals with complementary skills
- Define delegation and explain its purpose in distributing tasks to teams or individual members
- Build a priority system to categorize and distribute tasks by what is urgent and important
- Compare different time-management systems used to prioritize team tasks
- Describe the difference between micromanaging and a more autonomous approach to managing a team
- Identify your team's strengths through interviews and questionnaires
Key Takeaways
- Effective teams help an organization reach its goals and should be composed of individuals with complementary skills chosen for their knowledge and abilities.
- Once a team has its tasks, a time-management system helps prioritize work into what is urgent and important versus what can be further delegated or deleted.
- The level of instruction a manager provides depends on the team and the individuals, with the goal of moving from constant micromanaging toward greater team autonomy.
- Strategically delegating tasks frees managers' time for other activities while helping employees use their skills and acquire more knowledge.
- Managers can identify a team's strengths through interviews and questionnaires and distribute tasks using a priority system.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You'll learn how to understand your workers, prioritize tasks, and build productive teams, including leadership strategies that foster team independence, how to identify your team's strengths through interviews and questionnaires, and how to categorize and distribute tasks using a priority system.
Who is this course for?
It is for managers who need to delegate tasks to teams or individual members and want to move from micromanaging toward a more autonomous approach to managing their team.
What topics does the course cover?
The course covers knowing your team, building a priority system, giving the right amount of instruction, and the difference between micromanaging and autonomy, along with different time-management systems.
What skills will I gain?
You'll develop delegation skills, team management, delegated authority, strategic leadership, strategic management, and strategic prioritization.
What lessons are included?
The course includes Introduction, Knowing Your Team, Building a Priority System, Giving the Right Amount of Instruction, and a Test Your Knowledge lesson.
