Advantages Of Time Management
You might not realize it, but you're spending a significant amount of time on tasks that could be completed by someone else. Whether it's a repetitive homework assignment or a long and arduous task, delegating this work will free up your time to do what you need to get done.
How can you go about this? There are two main ways to approach the problem of delegation: Either hire someone else tot do the job for you or teach someone how to complete the task themselves so that they can do it for future reference. In case you decide to take on the latter route, here are some tips for teaching someone else how to complete an assigned task in your stead.
You'll want to let the person know that they're being trained to assign the work and let them know when they can expect to receive it back. This should be stamped by a certain date or you might have someone receiving the task when anticipated and have no idea whether or not they've completed it. It's important that this date is clearly communicated in your instructions so that no one is at risk of losing their job by doing this incorrectly.
Along with providing these instructions, you'll also need to allocate a certain amount of time for each task so that the new employee has an understanding as to how long a certain activity might take. You'll then want to give them a task and instruct them to complete it. You're not going to want any dishonest employees so that's going to need to be addressed as well.
You might want your employee else complete the assignment by first reviewing or doing the work themselves before passing it along. That way, you can be confident that they understood what you wanted done and were able to do it on their own initiative. The key is for them know that you expect them to complete this task by the assigned deadline or in a reasonable amount of time, so that if something goes awry in their process of completing the task, they can approach you as soon as possible and address any issues at hand. That way, you'll have time to deal with any problems that crop up before they can snowball into larger issues.
Another reason to remain vigilant is because if you're giving an employee a deadline only to learn later that they didn't complete the task, you need some way of communicating your frustration or disappointment when they haven't completed their assigned task by the time your other employees have. If you give them a deadline but don't enforce it, what's the point in having one?
You'll want to teach your new employee how to follow your instructions as well. This is an important point to make them understand. You'll want someone who's dedicated and willing to work, but you'll also need a person who understands how to complete the job that they're being asked to do. This will be important later on when you give them a one-off project and would like some accountability in the completion of that task or assignment.
To reiterate, you'll need to discuss with your new employee that you expect them to complete their work by a certain time. That way, if for some reason the employee misses their deadline, they'll have a clear understanding of what went wrong. It's important that this is brought up from the beginning so that you can avoid any misunderstandings later on.
Along with setting a deadline, it would also be wise to consider providing an outline as well. You don't want them straying too far off course or putting in too little effort on your project because they didn't know how much or how little effort needed to be put in. You might need to give them project guidelines as well so that they know exactly what the assignment needs to include.
You can't do everything all the time, so it's best for you to delegate some assignments, especially when it comes to time-consuming tasks. If you have someone who's willing and able to complete those tasks for you, then by all means do so. For this reason and more, it's important that you ensure that your employees understand and follow your instructions when giving them a task or assignment. Otherwise, you'll have no idea whether or not they're completing the work by your expectation.
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