Delegating Authority Essay

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Delegating Authority
There are three steps to delegating authority that Rue explains to us
(1) assigning work to the different employees in the work group, (2) creating an obligation (responsibility and accountability) on the part of each employee to perform the duties satisfactorily, and (3) granting permission (authority) to take the actions necessary to perform the duties (Rue, 2014, p. 183)
These steps explain the process that the supervisor must go through in explaining the delegation of work.

Assigning work is the first step involved in delegating authority. Identify what work needs to be accomplished. After Identification of work the assignments need to be given based on what persons skills best fit the task or how Rue states “the key to success is when assigning is to make the best use of skills and resources available.” …show more content…

Without finding the proper work needs to be done would lead to a failure and delegation will not be complete. Appropriately delegating as Rue determines “is to grant or confer authority from one person to another.” (Rue, 2014, p. 183) Not finding the right person who will be able to complete the task might not allow the full supervisor delegation if they do not believe the task will not be able to be completed without micromanaging from them. Finally, being able to convey the whole work so the employee understands so the proper handoff can be concluded and the empowering of the employee with the responsibility is an essential part so they will take ownership. Without ownership of the job from the employee, even though they may have the skills to be completed might leave them second-guessing their decisions to finish the assignment that was given to them. With all three steps intertwined the delegation will be a success and jobs becoming complete will make everyone look good for the upper

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