The document discusses delegating tasks to free up time for leaders to focus on more strategic work. It provides a list of questions for leaders to ask themselves about each task to determine if it can be delegated, such as whether only the leader can perform it, if it is taking up too much of their valuable time, or if someone else on the team can handle it with leadership training. Delegating responsibilities provides an opportunity for on-the-job leadership training that allows employees to develop skills.

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Coaching & If you have attended a leadership training program, you will have heard it said
that leaders need to shift focus from attending to every day “emergencies” and
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free up time for them to lead more effectively. What this means is that you need
to reduce the number of tasks you handle by delegating them to someone else.
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Having to let go of tasks can be difficult because there are so many thoughts and
Leadership fears that crop up – whom to delegate to, will they be able to do it right away or
Training do they need leadership training to prepare, will you lose control over the
team…the list is a long one.
Soft Skills Training However, this process is an easier one if you go about it in a systematic way, by
asking yourself the right questions and using the answers you get to make the
decision. Here are a few of those questions you should ask about each aspect of
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HR and Business
Programs  Is this a task that only I am supposed to do or is it okay to let someone else do
it?
Workshop  Is this a task that only I can do or can anybody else handle it?
Facilitation  Is this task taking up too much of valuable time that I actually need to use to
communicate, coach and develop my team or help them with leadership
training?
Psychometrics  Am I doing this because I like doing it and do not want to give it up?
 Am I sticking on with this task because it feels comfortable and I’m used to
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provides coaching &  Do I do this job because I can do it so well and I get praised for it and I do not
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and leadership training  Am I hanging on to this task although I do not want to do it because I think no
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services. Our clients  Is the fear of breaking tradition making me hang on to a task that can be
include several of the delegated to a junior member of the team?
best known companies  Is it possible for someone else to do this task? Will they need leadership
across industry sectors, training to be able to do it?
where we work with
some of their senior- Once you are through with answering these questions, you may find that
most executives. We something you thought impossible was nothing but a wrong impression you had
are headquartered in nurtured over time. When you delegate responsibilities to employees, you are in
Bangalore, but work a way making them a part of a hands-on leadership training exercise that will
with clients all across help them develop and grow.
India and overseas.
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Authored By Akash Chander,
Principal Coach
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