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Provider:
AMA (American Management Association International)
Topic(s):
Leadership & Management > Delegating
Who Should Attend?
Managers, supervisors, project managers and team leaders who have direct reports or who work in a team environment.
Full Seminar Description
Do you have trouble entrusting your work to others? Are you frequently putting in overtime? If so, you may be working harder, but not smarter. Now you can get your work done on time and done right, by taking steps to effectively delegate and influence your peers to share your workload. This fast-paced, intensive one-day seminar gives you real-world practice in delegation strategies that will reduce your stress level, empower your staff and build morale. Take this opportunity to pinpoint the right task, the right time and the right person to help you maximize productivity for you and your team. Keywords: delegating, assigning work and responsibilities, collaboration, preventing miscommunication, empowering, motivating. CEUs: 0.6. Fee per person: $1345, $1195 for AMA members.Do you have trouble with the delegation of work to others? Are you frequently putting in overtime? If so, you may be working harder, but not smarter.
This fast-paced, intensive one-day seminar gives you real-world practice in delegation strategies that will reduce your stress level, empower your staff and build morale. Put this delegation skills training to work for you to pinpoint the right task, the right time and the right person to help you maximize productivity for you and your team.
Who Should Attend
Managers, supervisors, project managers and team leaders who have direct reports or who work in a team environment.
How You Will Benefit
- Exhibit greater competence and confidence in assigning work and responsibilities
- Foster greater teamwork, cooperation and collaboration through clear delineation of roles and authority
- Prevent miscommunication when setting tasks and expectations
- Influence peers and team members to share your responsibilities
- Empower and motivate staff to handle more difficult assignments
What You Will Cover
- The repercussion of poor delegation on performance and how to avoid common mistakes
- Delegation basics: what to assign, whom to select, when to start, how to maintain control and give feedback
- How to delegate to a group
- R-A-M-P-S: memory aid for effective delegation
- Communication issues, checkpoints and task-related support
- How to overcome reluctance, resistance and lack of motivation
- Delegating without authority: influencing strategies to persuade peers to take on additional responsibilities
- Setting success milestones
- Quality management and accountability
- Control and follow-up procedures (without micromanaging)
- How to recognize, reinforce and reward performance
- Practice, role-play, case studies and script analysis
Extended Description
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate Between Effective and Ineffective Delegation
- List Five Types of Responsibilities Than can Be Delegated and Five That Cannot
- Identify the Three Types of Authority and Three Levels of Authority You Can Delegate
- List at Least Three Criteria for Picking the Right Person for Delegation
- Describe and Demonstrate the R-A-M-P-S© Process for Effective Delegation
- Describe Three Special Considerations for Delegating to a Group of People
- Describe How to Handle Your Reluctance to Delegate
- Describe How to Handle Resistance
- Describe How to Monitor Progress Appropriately Without Micromanaging
- Describe How to Provide Useful Coaching to Ensure Success
Understanding Delegation
- Define Delegation
- Describe the Steps in the Delegation Progress
- List Three Reasons People Avoid Delegating
- List at Least Three Benefits of Delegating
- Differentiate Between Effective and Ineffective Delegation
Assessing Opportunities and Candidates for Delegation
- List Five Types of Responsibilities Than Can Be Delegated and Five That Cannot
- Identify the Three Types of Authority and Three Levels of Authority That Can Be Delegated
- List at Least Three Criteria for Selecting Appropriate Candidates for Delegation
- Describe the Degree to Which You Are an Empowering Delegator
Setting Expectations and Providing Support
- Describe How to Conduct a Delegation Meeting
- Describe the R-A-M-P-S© Delegation Memory Aid
- Identify Three Special Considerations for Delegating to a Group of People
- Describe How to Use a Delegation Matrix
- Describe How to Influence a Peer to Accept Delegation of a Task
Handling Your Reluctance and Their Resistance
- Describe the Emotional Dimensions of Delegation
- Describe How to Handle Your Reluctance to Delegate
- Describe How to Handle Resistance to Your Efforts to Delegate
Following Up
- Describe How to Monitor Progress Appropriately Without Micromanaging
- Describe How to Provide Useful Coaching to Keep Delegates on Track
- State How to Provide Recognition, Reinforcement, and Rewards
Putting It All Together
- Describe How to Delegate Effectively
- Conduct a Delegation Meeting Using the R-A-M-P Delegation Memory Aid©
Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:- provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
- focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
- offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
- facilitate your career development and business savvy
Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:
- manage your priorities effectively
- cultivate more productive working relationships
- increase your on-the-job value
- align your skills with marketplace demands
- bring out the best in people, processes and yourself
Cancellation and Refund Policy
If you cannot attend a seminar you may contact AMA in advance to transfer to a future session, or can send someone to take your place. If you need to cancel your attendance, AMA will give you a complete refund if you cancel more than three weeks before your seminar begins. To cancel, simply call. If you cancel with less than three weeks' notice, you will be liable for the entire seminar fee, however you may request a courtesy transfer to use at any future AMA seminar of equal or lesser value. The courtesy transfer must be used within one year of the date of your originally scheduled seminar. In fairness to all attendees, if you do not attend a seminar session for which you are confirmed, and do not cancel with a minimum of three weeks’ notice as described above, you will be charged the entire seminar fee.
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