by Raymond Lim

Created on: June 19, 2008

Managing and delegation is an indispensable function, or part and parcel of the job responsibility of a manager. It is an integrated part of his profession, these vital responsibilities, carefully ingrained into his system, from the day he commenced work as a manager. Take away these two functions, and he cannot be deemed a manager or a professional anymore in his field, even though the title manager' is accorded to him by the organization he works with.

How to distribute formal authority throughout his department or organization structure is a key organizing decision making function of the manager. Delegation is the assignment to another person of former authority and accountability for carrying out specific activities or job within that department or organization. The delegation of authority by managers to subordinates is necessary for the efficient functioning of any department or organization. Without proper delegation of job task, a manager by himself, would not be able to accomplish or supervise all of what is to be done or carried out in the organization daily work routine. Even if he can manage to accomplish all that is required in a small department, his precious time would have been wasted in carrying out nifty gritty task which can be better accomplish by a worker. By freeing himself of menial jobs, he can then concentrate on the more important aspect of planning and improvement strategies for the benefit of the organization or the efficiency of his department.

When properly managed, delegation provide a host of important advantages. The most obvious is that the more tasks that managers are able to delegate to their subordinates the more opportunities they have available for more responsible and demanding jobs from their superiors. They will be free to function with maximum efficiency and effectiveness by concentrating on important and priority jobs which needed their attention to accomplish. As such, managers will need to delegate not only routine jobs but also those which required initiative and attention from their employees. This impact on them to accept responsibility and accountability for the responsibility entrusted to them. By delegating and empowering those with the assignments will encourage employees to suggest and implement ideas for improving operations in their respective sections. This further improves their self confidence and willingness to take initiative and responsibilities.

Delegation often leads to better decisions as those attending

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