Effective delegation skills are highly important in the workplace. Anyone who has taken the responsibility to manage projects or people can vouch for it. 

Leaders who effectively delegate tasks can aid with employee development. It helps leaders to increase the job responsibilities of their employees and instill accountability in them. This eventually leads to the completion of tasks on time, thereby benefiting the organization.  

If, for some reason, you’re not comfortable delegating tasks to your subordinates, this post is going to help you. Here, we have discussed three steps that can aid with effective delegation. 

Understand Your Employees

 Understanding your employees is the first step to delegating tasks effectively. You must recognize their biggest strengths and weaknesses, pay attention to their skill sets and see how well each of them performs. 

Certain competencies that employees must develop are verbal and written communication skills, social skills, organizational skills, problem-solving skills, negotiating skills, etc. 

Explain and Monitor the Tasks 

Most managers assume that employees will know how to do a task. However, they should know that it may not always be true.  

Therefore, while delegating tasks for the first few times, managers should explain the necessary steps to their employees to help them complete the task.  It’s your job to guide them and monitor their performance.  

Doing this won’t just help them but help you as well. You would be able to make the required adjustments or changes, in case they fail to do it. You can also have a feedback session at the end to tell them what went well and what didn’t.    

Coach and Develop the Employees 

If needed, coach the employee on how they can perform the task better. It will also help you to develop your leadership competencies.  

If the employees display that they can perform the delegated tasks, you may increase their responsibility. But do know that every employee has a limit to handling tasks. So, you need to ensure that the work isn’t increasing their stress levels.  

That’s why you need to look for employees who have the willingness, capacity and interest to handle added responsibilities. 

Delegation is one of the critical leadership skills which every manager should possess. It is the manager’s responsibility to delegate tasks effectively so that employees feel motivated about their work and take on additional responsibilities. As for themselves, effective delegation will give them the needed time to carry out their other important tasks.