Delegation critical for efficiency and growth.

Yes, delegation is a critical management skill.

Delegation is critical, as it assigns responsibility and authority to someone to complete a clearly defined and agreed-upon task while you retain ultimate responsibility for its success.

Any delegation incorporates empowering your teammates through effective leadership and may be directed in any direction and used in any organisation.

The Little Red Hen story sheds light on delegation.

Once upon a time, a little red hen owned a wheat field. Who will help me harvest the wheat? She asked. Not the pig, I said; I don’t know how. Nor the cow; I’m too clumsy. Not the dog; I’m busy with some other things.

So, the little red hen did it herself.  Who will help me grind the wheat into flour? She asked. Not I said the pig; this is another vocation for which I am untrained. Not I said the cow, you can do it much more efficiently. Nor I, said the dog, I would love to, but I am involved in some matter of great urgency, some other time perhaps. So, she did it herself. 

The little red hen asked, ” Who will help me make some bread?” I did not say the pig, as nobody ever taught me how. Nor did I say the cow, as you’re more experienced and can do it in half the time. I did not say the dog, as I had made other plans for the afternoon, but I’ll help you next time. So, she did it herself.

When guests arrived for her big dinner party that evening, the little red hen had nothing to serve them but bread. She had been so busy doing work that others could have done that she had forgotten to plan a main course, prepare a dessert, or even get out the silverware. The evening was a disaster, and she lived happily ever after.

Delegation is critical – the moral of the story.

Effective delegation involves finding a way to include others to the full extent of their ability. To do the job yourself is the chicken’s way out.

Quotable quotes.

“If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate”.  Richard Branson.

“Delegation requires the willingness to pay for short-term failures to gain long-term competency”. Dave Ramsey