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Delegation planning exercise

Identify tasks to delegate and create a delegation plan

Learn to delegate effectively by analyzing your current workload and matching tasks to team members' development needs. This exercise helps you become a better multiplier of team capacity.

45 minutes
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Overview

Learn to delegate effectively by analyzing your current workload and matching tasks to team members' development needs. This exercise helps you become a better multiplier of team capacity.

Learning objectives

  • Identify tasks suitable for delegation
  • Match tasks to team member growth
  • Create clear delegation agreements

Instructions

Plan effective delegation:

1. List all your current responsibilities 2. Categorize by delegation potential 3. Match tasks to team members 4. Define success criteria and support needed 5. Create a delegation timeline

Steps

1

Task inventory

20 minutes

List and categorize your responsibilities

2

Match to people

15 minutes

Align tasks with team member skills and goals

3

Create plan

10 minutes

Define handoff process and success metrics

Pro tips

  • Delegate outcomes, not just tasks
  • Provide context and authority
  • Build in checkpoints without micromanaging

Example outcome

A delegation plan with 3-5 tasks assigned to team members with clear expectations and timelines

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