I was a manager myself, so I know the challenge of getting the best from my team members – using their time well, keeping them motivated, and developing new skills.
And I also know the pressures on your time, now you have more responsibilities.
The solution to both is... Delegation.
It doesn’t matter how good you are at doing stuff: once you become a manager or supervisor, you need to be able to delegate.
And that’s what you’ll learn by the end of this course.You'll be able to delegate with the confidence that the task is under control.
What you'll get
I was a manager myself, so I know the challenge of getting the best from my team members – using their time well, keeping them motivated, and developing new skills.
And I also know the pressures on your time, now you have more responsibilities.
The solution to both is... Delegation.
It doesn’t matter how good you are at doing stuff: once you become a manager or supervisor, you need to be able to delegate.
And that’s what you’ll learn by the end of this course.You'll be able to delegate with the confidence that the task is under control.
What you'll get
You’ll get 18 lecture modules and 7 assignments, going deep into the craft of delegation. so you’ll be able to delegate precisely and with confidence that the work will be done… And done well.
A lot of your learning will come from exercises. They are short 'thinking' exercises, that will help you find a lot of the answers for yourself.
I will brief you by video on each exercise.And then I'll debrief you in a second video lecture. In that, I'll share the best answers I have, for each of the questions I set you.
This course has five sectionsIn the Introductory section, we’ll talk about
what delegation is
how to avoid reverse delegation, where you end up doing the work your team members are supposed to be doing for you.
A lot of new managers, supervisors, team leaders, and project managers find it hard to delegate. They give all sorts of reasons why they don’t do it. So, in section 2, we’ll look at those excuses, and why they are bogus.
Delegation is a powerful organizational tool. But only when used for the right reasons. In section 3, we’ll look at:
the positive reasons to delegate,
the reasons you should never use for delegation, and
the tasks that you should keep to yourself, and not delegate at all.
Section 4 is the main part of this course. You’ll learn the five-step process for delegating effectively, and we’ll tear down each step to understand how it works.
Finally, in section 5, we’ll wrap it all up.
Who I designed this course forThis course is designed for you if:
You are a new manager, supervisor or team leader
… or you hope to be
You have some experience, but need a refresher on delegating
If you hope to succeed in management and want to make a rapid start
… and if you are unlikely to get all the support and advice that you want from your colleagues and your organization.
If this sounds like you, and if you are ready to start succeeding as a leader, enroll now by clicking the button. I look forward to working with you.
Prior Experience The only prior experience you need is working life. But, if you have management, supervisory, or team leading experience, you'll find it even easier.
Your Tutor Your tutor is Dr. Mike Clayton. As a senior project, program and change manager at the international consulting firm, Deloitte, Mike led large and complex change projects for his clients.
Now, as a trainer and facilitator, he has been applying what he learned and teaching it to others. This course represents 15 years' experience of what tools students find most helpful, and 25 years experience in business, managing change, large and small.
And What if you have questions? I will be on hand to answer your questions if you get stuck, puzzled, or just want to know more. As a professional trainer, this is what I do, and I promise to respond within 24 hours of your question arriving with me from Udemy.
Enroll Now Enroll for this course now, so you can start to regain control of your life straight away.
Welcome
I'd like to introduce myself, and tell you what's in this course.
And I'd also like to invite you to download your course workbook.
This has space for you to take notes and do the course exercises., so I recommend you print a copy to keep by you as you watch the videos.
We need to define our terms and be clear what delegation is.
The best way to do this is to compare it with "allocation".
The two are all-too-often confused.
You may be team leader, supervisor, manager or a boss...
But do you sometimes find yourself picking up work that your team can't do?
Let's see why that happens and, critically, how to avoid it.
Often, we are able to overcome a block when we understand it...
So, here, I'll explain the most common reason why new managers, team leaders, and supervisors find it hard to delegate.
This is lecture the core of your course.
Here, I'll describe the basic five-step delegation process I use.
In the rest of the section, I'll go into each step in detail.
In this step, you'll figure out what to delegate, and who to delegate to.
So much depends on setting things up correctly.
So, here, we'll look at what you need to do.
In the next lecture,I'll show you a simple way to remember it all.
As promised, here is a handy acronym, BOAT TAR, to help you remember how to brief effectively.
Here's the part way too many people forget
...and that includes books and training courses, I'm sorry to say.
You can delegate at different levels.
And I will illustrate this with five primary levels.
Why do I think step 3 is so important?
Let me introduce you to some basic psychology... and my friend, Jiminy Cricket.
What are your responsibilities, once you have delegated the work, and they have got started?
Let's see.
Endings are as important as beginnings.
Let's see how to finish the process with properly.
If you delegate work, you owe it to that person to give them good quality feedback, from which they can learn and develop
In this video, I'll introduce you to a simple framework, to give your feedback a real BOOST.
One of the commonest questions I get asked is:
'When should I offer positive feedback, and when should I use negative feedback?'
What a good question.
It deserves an answer.
What makes delegation work really well?
As important as the process, is your attitude to doing it well.
Here are four attitudes I think are key.
But, as you'll hear, I'm not going to wish you good luck...
If you liked this course, I have created a fair number of courses, and I am continuing to create more.
1. Practical Project Management
2. Managing and Leading Change: Real World Strategies & Tools
3. Day-to-Day Leadership that Gets Results
4. New Manager's Five-week Success System: 25 Days > Management
5. Dealing with Conflict at Work: Real World Strategies & Tools
6. How to Develop Gravitas: Be the Voice of Wisdom & Influence
7. Leading Effective One-on-One Meetings: Practical Skills
8. Practical Time Management: Do more, Get more, Live more.
9. How to Get the Most from Your Meetings
10. Take Back Control of Your Life: When and How to Say No
11. How to Thrive in a VUCA Work Environment
12. How to Delegate without Stress
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