Delegation is just one of the necessary skills that challenge new managers. "The Managers Journey" offers a non-traditional approach to learning this and other essential management skills.
Toronto, Canada - February 27, 2006
Delegation is one of the hardest skills for new managers to learn. New managers are often reluctant to delegate, for three reasons:
1. They are accustomed to receiving instructions and being the "doer" of tasks. Often they feel uncomfortable telling others what to do, so they load themselves up performing tasks that should be done by those reporting to them.
2. They think it is quicker to do something themselves than spend the time showing others how to do it. Also, they dont trust others to do things as well as they can do them themselves.
3. They have a certain comfort level with the tasks they did before being promoted that they dont have with their new management responsibilities. Completing these tasks make them feel good.
All three of these reasons arise from the same source: lack of confidence in their ability to do the new job.
According to Helen Wilkie, professional speaker and Official Guide for "The Managers Journey", this is natural. The world of management is new to them, and in many ways a mystery. They can only begin to understand and rise to the delegation challenge when they realize that:
1. people expect their manager to give them work to do 2. time spent teaching others is an investment that will bring dividends in the future, and also frees the manager up to learn his or new new job too 3. pushing out of that old comfort zone is essential if they are ever to become effective managers.
Wilkies non-traditional management training program, "The Managers Journey", is conducted through a series of teleclinics, supported by multi-media information exchange on the subject of each monthly stage in the Journey. The next stage begins on March 8, and the subject is "Delegation and Empowerment: the dynamic duo".
Contact Helen Wilkie for more insights into the delegation challenge and information about The Managers Journey. Direct line: (416) 966-5023. E-m ail: helen@themanagersjourney.com or visit the website at http://www.TheManagersJourney.com
For More Information Contact:
Helen Wilkie helen@themanagersjourney.com http://www.TheManagersJourney.com
