Do you delegate effectively? Take this Delegation Quiz

Delegation is a key skill that supervisors and managers can utilise to achieve success in their roles. However, delegation can be a complex and challenging task if people don’t fully understand and apply proven delegation practices and principles.
Take the following quiz to test your understanding of effective delegation:
Tick True or False for each question:

	True	False
1. Delegation is a training tool that helps develop an organisation’s employees
2. Delegation can free you of details so you can focus more time on the important aspects of your job
3. It’s always good practice to hand over or delegate a “hot potato” project you’d rather not handle yourself
4. It’s alright to delegate a project to someone by giving them a clear picture of what has to be done, without specifying how to do it
5. When you delegate the authority to complete a task or a project, it’s good to inform other employees in the workplace about this
6. Even though an employee seems to understand a task or a delegated project, it’s wise to ask them to give you an idea of how they plan to accomplish the project
7. It’s not good management practice to ask for periodic checks on the progress of the delegated project
8. The fact that you can do it better and faster yourself is a good reason not to delegate a task
9. If an employee shows you that they are unable to do a job, you shouldn’t give them a second chance.
10. When errors in a delegated project could be highly costly to the organisation, it’s important to maintain closer supervision of the project

Answers: 1. True, 2. True, 3. False, 4. True, 5. True, 6. True, 7. False, 8. False, 9. False, 10. True

Source:http://www.leadershipmanagement.com.au/