The importance of delegation :

•        The manager is given more time for effective planning .

•        The manager is given more time to complete his other administrative tasks.

•        Helps reach effective decisions .

•        Encourages subordinates to take initiative and exploit their skills

•        Develops the skills of subordinates .

•        Subordinates gain confidence in themselves and their skills

Proper delegation

Proper delegation in the nursing profession is characterized by five characteristics:

• appropriate task
• Proper posture
• The right person
• Proper communication and guidance
• Appropriate supervision and evaluation.

Delegation steps

• Define the task you will delegate
• Choose the person to whom authorization will be made
• Define tasks
• Reaching an agreement
• Performance monitoring
• Provide feedback.

Effective delegation strategy:

• Advance planning
• Determine the necessary skills and levels
• Choose the person who is the most role model
• Communicate the goal clearly to the authorized person
• Enable the authorized person
• Setting deadlines and monitoring progress
• Provide guidance
• Performance evaluation
• Completion reward

Successful delegation results:

• Facilitating work
• Improve efficiency
• Increase employee effectiveness
• Developing employees' skills
• Ensuring that the work is done by the right person.

Common mistakes in delegation

• Lack of delegation
• Over-delegation
• Inappropriate delegation

Obstacles to delegation:

• A person's belief that no one else can do the work
• Lack of trust in employees
• Lack of self-confidence and lack of sense of security
• Lack of clarity in job description
• Inadequate training
• Lack of adequate recruitment and selection of workers
• The time spent explaining the task
• Unwillingness to bear the risks involved in relying on others
• Fear of losing power
• Subordinates' resistance to delegation
• The delegate does not know the views of subordinates
• The amount of delegated work is very challenging both physically and mentally
• Subordinates’ belief that they are unable to complete the delegated task
• Natural resistance to authority
• Over-delegation

Tasks that should not be delegated :

•   Orienting new nurses . -  Calendar

•   Imposing penalties .

•   Authorization of the president’s signature .

Why don't more people delegate?

•    Bosses' lack of confidence in decisions made by others on their behalf.

•    Lack of efficiency of managers and their lack of awareness of the advantages of delegation.

•    Lack of competence of subordinates such that the boss is unable to rely on them.

•    Lack of trust in those working with him. - Fear of employee competition.

•    The manager's lack of understanding of his true responsibilities and powers.

·   Fear of appearing lazy .