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Delegating to Succeed through Others

“Never tell a person how to do things.Tell them what to do and they willsurprise you with their ingenuity.”General George Patton

Most managers and supervisors have heard about delegation. We have read about it. We know that it is important for supervisors to practice. But, like many of the skills presented in this book, very few managers or supervisors take the time to study and practice how to be an effective delegator. Yet to be successful in their jobs, the concept of delegation is vitally important to supervisors and managers.

There are many benefits to effective delegation.

1.  Delegation extends the ...

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