Managers are able to find a surprising number of reasons why they are not delegating more work to their subordinates. Often they argue that their team would not handle the particular task. However, whose fault is it when your people are even not able to try it? Try to trust them more and you will be pleasantly surprised. The more experience they gain, the better for all of you. Other useless myths regarding delegation were highlighted on careerealism.com.
1. "Training would take too long."
Think about whether your initial time investment in employee training will not return very soon. In the long term, the overwhelming majority of teams can perform tasks better than their manager on his own.
2. "They will not do it right."
The fact that someone does something differently than you doesn't mean he does it wrong. And when your people are doing something really wrong, it's up to you to tell them.
3. "I don't want to lose my job."
A manager who can't or doesn't want to delegate is more likely to lose his job than the one who delegates. By not delegating, he clearly shows his inability to manage the team.
4. "I want to have things under control."
Remember that you can never have everything under control. A manager should trust his people's skills and help them to improve the skills even further.
5. "My subordinates don't want more responsibility."
Most employees actually want to show their skills and welcome the possibility of greater responsibility.
6. "Everybody has enough work."
Isn't it caused by the fact that you don't have time to manage your team? The purpose of delegation is to achieve more as a team than you would achieve as an individual.
7. "Why to delegate when it's me who carries the ultimate responsibility?"
You can't get rid of our managerial responsibility. As a manager, you are primarily responsible for ensuring that your people are able to perform their tasks.
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