Delegating: the secret to better management

Training Theme

This training helps managers make the transition from "doing" to "having things done" by developing their ability to delegate effectively. It highlights the four essential managerial goals: producing, managing, animating, and innovating. The emphasis is on the importance of reducing the time spent on production and management to focus more on team leadership and innovation. The training addresses the pitfalls of micromanagement and offers concrete strategies to develop employee autonomy, freeing managers for more strategic tasks.

Training Objectives

In this online course, you will learn how to:

• Transition from the role of expert to that of a manager.
• Shift from "doing" to "getting things done", from "acting" to "getting others to act".
• Observe your allocation of time among the 4 main managerial activities: produce, manage, lead, and innovate.
• Discern in which activities you should invest more and/or divest from.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to your team effectively.
• Free up time to promote leadership and innovation.

Target Audience 

Managers wishing to acquire management fundamentals.

Means and Methods 

• E-learning Modules: Consisting of text, videos, interactive content, and quizzes designed to help you achieve the defined learning outcomes.
• Additional resources: Downloadable documents such as the coaching memo sheet (PDF).

Training Content 

This module contains 4 parts:

DISCOVER

• Identify your personal challenges and motivations for change.

SHAKING UP

• Storytelling: Video "From expert to manager", 1'39
  • The story of Eric, an e-learning expert turned Training Director, who faces the challenges of team management
• Quiz: "A manager needs to be an expert"
• Textual Content: The Risks of Micromanagement and the Importance of Fostering Autonomy

LEARN

• Expert video: Delegating: moving from doing to having done, 3'15
  • The 4 goals of the manager (produce, manage, animate, innovate) and the importance of delegating to focus on animation and innovation
• Quiz: "Delegation allows"
• Interactive exercise: TRUE/FALSE on the principles of delegation

ANCHOR

• Visualization of change: Graph on the distribution of managerial time
• Commitment exercise: "How can we produce less, manage less, animate more, innovate more?"
• Use concrete examples to define your own commitment to change.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Downloadable documents:
  • Coaching memo sheet (PDF)