Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

 
“Dumping, not 
delegation” 
Say: Delegation is (or should be) a “good thing.” But one of the most 
frequent complaints that employees have about delegation is that they feel 
they have been “dumped on” instead of delegated to. We know the 
appropriate reasons to delegate from our discussion of benefits. 
Ask: What are 
inappropriate
reasons to delegate? 
Title a flip chart page, “Dumping not delegation.”
¾ Record participants’ responses to your question. 
¾ Bring the following potential responses into the discussion if 
participants do not mention them.
- 
To free yourself of unpleasant or confusing tasks 
- 
To “punish” an employee by giving him/her too much work or 
“grunt work” 
- 
Anything key or sensitive to the organization that should remain 
strictly in your realm of responsibility 
- 
Anything you drop on an employee as you walk out the door with 
little or no explanation 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
59 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Steps to Effective Delegation 
49
Steps to Effective Delegation
1)
The Initial Agreement
2)
Sustaining the “Delegatee”
3)
Accountability
Show OH 49 (Steps to Effective Delegation). 
Say: Delegation is a relatively simple process; but, as with so many things 
in life, “little things mean a lot.” How you go about 
implementing
these 
steps can make the difference between effective delegation and potential 
disaster. 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
60 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide