Importance of Delegation
Delegation ensures that the subordinates perform tasks on behalf of the manager thereby reducing his workload and providing him with more time to concentrate on important matters. Effective delegation leads to the following benefits:
Effective management: By empowering the employees, the managers are able to function more efficiently as they get more time to concentrate on important matters.
Employee development: As a result of the delegation, employees get more opportunities to utilize their talent and this may give rise to latent abilities in them. It allows them to develop those skills which will enable them to perform complex tasks and assume those responsibilities which will improve their career prospects.
The motivation of employees: Delegation helps in developing the talents of the employees. It also has psychological benefits. When a superior entrusts a subordinate with a task, it is not merely the sharing of work but involves trust on the superior’s part and commitment on the part of the subordinate.
Facilitation of growth: Delegation helps in the expansion of an organization by providing a ready workforce to take up leading positions in new ventures.
The basis of management hierarchy: Delegation of authority establishes superior-subordinate relationships, which are the basis of the hierarchy of management. It is the degree and flow of authority which determines who has to report to whom.