Delegation involves assigning authority and responsibility to subordinates to carry out tasks. It empowers others to make decisions and should follow six steps: clarify goals, decide what can be delegated, select the right person, organize tasks, provide clear instructions and feedback, and set deadlines. Delegation saves time, increases productivity and morale, creates hierarchy, helps development, and maintains efficiency and harmony. Managers play interpersonal, informational, and decisional roles and the management process consists of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions.

1. Delegation

2. Meaning of Delegation
• Delegation is the assignment of authority and
responsibility to another person to carry out
specific activities.
• Core concepts of management leadership
• Empowers a subordinate to make decisions

3. Six Steps to Successful Delegation
• Clarify your goals and set priorities
• Decide what goals and projects can be done
by others
• Select the right person
• Organize the tasks being delegated
• Give clear instructions and request feedback
• Set deadlines and ask for reports

4. Importance of Delegation
• Saves Time
• Increase morale and productivity
• Creates Hierarchy
• Helps Superior & subordinates
• Develop team spirit
• Allow for Management Development
• Allows for efficiency and fast actions
• Maintains Harmony

5. Role of a Manager
• Interpersonal Role
– Figure Head
– Leader
– Liaison Role
• Informational Role
– Monitor
– Disseminator
– Spokesperson
• Decisional Role
– Entrepreneur
– Conflict Handler
– Resource Allocator
– Negotiator

6. Management process consists of four
primary functions

7. Understanding the Accountability