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Delegate tasks to save yourself some time

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, November 10, 2006

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You won't find it in your wallet or your bank account. You can't borrow it. You can't work harder and earn more of it. In fact, all you can do with it is spend it. It's time, of course, the one thing of which every manager wishes they had more.

Remember that every time you make a decision to delegate and involve staff you are:

• Freeing up time for you to focus on other job duties
• Building staff self-esteem and growing new leaders
• Sending a clear message to staff that teamwork is valued
• Displaying to the organization the level of trust the department has built with you in the lead

However, be careful that you never dump a problem on staff because you are tired of dealing with it-that is inappropriate behavior for a manager. Also avoid letting delegated tasks fall by the wayside. Schedule time with the staff you've entrusted with a responsibility to review their progress and be a resource for them.

Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the online course, "Nursing CE Series: Time Management & Delegation for Nurse Managers." For more information on this and other courses in our library, go to http://www.hcprofessor.com/.

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