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The Delegation Checklist
In their book Behind Closed Doors Johanna Rothman and Esther Derby published a handy checklist that you can use for delegation of tasks. I have taken the liberty to augment their list with a few questions of my own.
Is the risk factor of delegating this work adequately addressed?
Have you considered and selected the right level of authority?
Have you considered the question of delegating to individuals or to teams?
Have you considered the best order of delegating this work versus other work?
Is what you are delegating a discrete chunk of work?
Do the people have the skills to do this particular kind of work?
Do the people have the right format for the work products to use?
Do the people have the tools necessary to be successful?
Do the people know what the results should look like?
Have you set the boundary conditions for the work (e.g. budget, time, resources, quality)?
Do the people know when the work is due?
Do the people know what progress looks like?
Do the people know how often to report to you on progress (adhering to interim milestones)?
Is someone available (you or another person) to coach or mentor the people in case they need help?
This creates a private checklist in your account.