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Delegate with confidence.

M A Pulich
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Supervisors need to be able to delegate work. They may not delegate due to lack of trust in subordinates, the feeling that they can do tasks better, new/old employees not being fully trained, a need to dominate, and/or fear that their bosses will think they are lazy. Employees may engage in one or more games to avoid delegated work: whine, miss deadlines, do incomplete or sloppy work, be unavailable, and/or appear busy. To delegate properly, supervisors should ensure that all employees are properly trained; ignore whining; establish deadlines; schedule follow-up meetings; communicate fully; and, possibly, use discipline.

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M A Pulich. 1995. Delegate with confidence.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10140466/

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