This document discusses delegation and empowerment. It defines delegation as assigning responsibility and granting authority to allow employees to excel. Delegation involves three steps - assigning responsibility, granting authority, and creating accountability. Empowerment means enjoying tasks are delegated and employees are developed by giving specific assignments focused on objectives to allow them to plan and present solutions while the supervisor communicates and takes blame to share credit.

1. Empowerment is the best means of
DELEGATION

2. Delegation is letting
go and letting your
people excel.

3. Delegation Involves Three
Steps
First - the supervisor assigns
responsibility
Second - the supervisor grants
authority
Third - the supervisory needs
to create accountability

4. Authority is the power
and rights you are
given, so you can
effectively discharge
your responsibility.

5. Responsibility is that
burden you carry
because of your
position or function
It includes your duties
and tasks.

6. ACCOUNTABILITY
 refers to your liability or answerability as
supervisor for the way in which your
organizations and functions are
discharged either by yourself or those to
whom you have delegated it.

7. Assigning
responsibility
Granting
Authority
Creating
Accountability
School Head
Teacher
School Head School Head
Teacher Teacher

8. Benefits of Delegation
L - ess pressure for the supervisor
E - xtends results
T - ime to motivate your staff
S - tandards of performance are provided
G - ets People Developed
O - organization gets developed

9. Empowerment
E njoyable tasks are delegated
M ake time to know your people
P lease be specific when giving assignments
O bjectives and not procedures are what
you delegate
W atch what you delegate
E mployees are forced to plan and are
trained to present you with solutions
R ecognize that everything takes time
M ind what you delegate and take time to
communicate early
E employees are developed
N ot to delegate always to the most
capable employee
T ake the blame, share the credit