Delegation- a challenge for new managers

Released on = February 25, 2006, 12:36 pm

Press Release Author = MHW Communications

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Delegation is just one of the necessary skills that
challenge new managers. \"The Manager\'s Journey\" offers a non-traditional approach to
learning management skills.

Press Release Body =
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/27/2006


Delegation: a challenge for new managers

Delegation is just one of the necessary skills that challenge new managers. \"The
Manager\'s 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 don\'t 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 don\'t 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
Manager\'s 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.

Wilkie\'s non-traditional management training program, \"The Manager\'s 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 Manager\'s 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


Web Site = http://www.TheManagersJourney.com

Contact Details = Helen Wilkie

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