Today’s workplace seems to have a group of very regular challenges including maintaining good employee attendance, alcohol and drug testing, managing an up-to-date techno-system, and remaining “in-tune” with customers wants and needs! One area, however, that is critical to overall company/organization progress… is the demand for GREAT Strategic Delegation of one’s workforce. 

Do you know what I am referring to? 

I believe one of the best options for employee training and development is Strategic Delegation. Whether it is a simple assignment that requires a high level of facility safety or a more in-depth responsibility issue that includes data collection and reporting… Strategic Delegation can often offer a great deal of return-on-investment regarding trust, versatility, and quality. 

In my Director days two of my most important Strategic Delegation categories were: Communication Reliability and Progressive Innovation. When I strategically delegated an important communication assignment… I measured how well the employee carried forward the Agency’s mission, culture, and personality within their specific assignment. Likewise, as you can guess I always looked forward to every employee applying their own progressive creativity concepts during their involvement in a special service innovation initiative. 

Bottomline: Whether you are giving or receiving Strategic Delegation assignments… always… ALWAYS respect the overall progressive value for the company/organization.Making the correct delegation assignments and effectively assessing their outcomes can serve as a solid workforce/workplace development tool.