Reflect and write a short 150-200 word reflection addressing the following questions:

• What did you think about while participating in the journal on Understanding what delegation is through steps 1-19?
• What concepts have you gained from participating in the journal on Understanding Delegation?
• What did you know before and what did you learn in the journal?
• What did you learn in the journal on Understanding Delegation that you won't forget tomorrow?

**the journal**

UNDERSTANDING DELEGATION Effective delegation is an essential managerial skill. To achieve the best results, you must be aware of its benefits and recognize the barriers that can hinder its success Defining Delegation As organizations grow increasingly complex, duties and responsibilities across the workforce can become less well defined. Often it seems as though everyone is doing everyone elses job. Delegation is the managers key to efficiency and benefits all. 1. Use delegation to benefit you, your staff, and your organization. 2. Always be positive when reviewing expect to hear good news 3. Show faith in your chosen delegate, even if others have reservations. Why Delegate? The delegation has a number of benefits. When you streamline your workload, you increase the amount of time available for essential managerial tasks. Your staff feels motivated and more confident, and stress levels decrease across the workforce. 4. Delegate to boost staff morale, build confidence, and reduce stress 5. Set aside enough time each day for concentrating on your long-term projects 6. Make sure you have the right experience to coach others 7. If delegation is not working, ask yourself, What am I doing wrong? Recognizing and Dealing with Barriers Managers often find delegation difficult. Barriers preventing delegation are often based on negative feelings of insecurity and mistrust. The gains achieved through overcoming these feelings and beginning to trust will far outweigh any possible losses. 8. Avoid keeping work because you do it better that is bad management. 9. Delegate efficiently to strengthen your own performance. 10. Be loyal to your staff, and they will be loyal to you. 11. Expect delegated performance at least to equal your own standards. 12. Encourage people who claim to be overworked to keep a time log. 13. Remember that letting go of work gets easier the more you do it. 14. Use the delegation of tasks as an effective means of training your staff. 15. If you often say I dont have enough time, you are badly organized. Building a Relationship Frankness, openness, and effective communication is essential to successful delegation, helping to build and sustain trust and overcome many personal barriers. You can reinforce trust and nurture mutual esteem through careful management. 16. Make sure you give people plenty of authority rather than too little. 17. Always deal swiftly and positively with idle and unjustified rumors. 18. If you do not trust a staff member, do not keep them. 19. Treat your own perceptions as facts and analyze them objectively.