Delegation Training

Delegation skills are essential in fast-paced, modern work environments where leaders are juggling multiple priorities. When you have leaders with sound delegation processes, organisations are better able to achieve outcomes. In this increasingly complex world of work, leaders are dealing with more than one task and need effective time management and delegation tools. The purpose of this workshop is to help leaders learn the art of delegation, so they can apply strategies on the job immediately.

Working with organisations in Melbourne, Sydney and across Australia, we know that leaders need to flex across different tasks and delegate work to be more efficient. Here’s a few other challenges:

1. Increased responsibility: More and more, leaders are given greater responsibility than ever before – especially in hybrid working environments. Leaders are managing teams remotely and must organise workflows to suit a number of different requirements. Leaders who can manage their time and prioritise will cope better in this type of working environment. 
2. Work-life balance: Balancing work and personal responsibilities is challenging but leaders who understand the benefits of effective delegation are better able to flex and juggle across both. This gives them an edge on dealing with multiple priorities and delivering on responsibilities in both work and life. 
3. Complex world of work: Living in a ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment means that teams need to be able to cope with multiple tasks and constant challenges. Covid recovery, economic instability and hybrid working have all changed the way we experience work. Delegation skills help leaders balance priorities to stay productive and keep stress at bay. 
4. Constant upskilling: Professional development is not an event and upskilling is continually required in a world of work that is constantly evolving. Leaders need to continue to grow competencies and stay current, so they must manage their time effectively to include upskilling as part of their work rhythm, and learn how to delegate ‘low value tasks’. 
5. Less time: In the current work context, there is a perception that there is ‘less time’ for tasks – because people are often spread across different roles, teams or projects. There is a lot of flexibility required in modern workplaces that can make it feel like there’s ‘less time’ for everything. Good delegation techniques help leaders focus on prioritisation and organisation rather than having ‘less time’.

Overall, these challenges can make it more difficult for leaders to achieve outcomes if they’re not skilled in delegation and prioritising. However, with the right support such as this Delegation Training Course, coaching sessions, and time management tools, leaders can thrive in this complex world of work.

With the help of this Delegation Training, skills that leaders can put in place to delegate tasks and enhance effective management include:

1. Communication: Leaders who are skilled communicators can manage a range of communication styles in internal and external stakeholders to get traction on tasks and projects. Leaders understand different behaviours and how to positively impact the situation to achieve win-win outcomes. 
2. Priority setting: Time efficient leaders successfully manage tasks and responsibilities to stay focussed on priorities and goals. Leaders can develop this kind of skillset by identifying high value versus low value tasks, clarifying expectations and deadlines, and flexing and adapting where needed. Simple and effective project management principles can be applied to managing one’s own workflow, not just to team projects. 
3. Teamwork: Collaboration and teamwork contributes to a good delegation and time management strategy when goals and outcomes are shared. Work is evenly distributed relative to people’s strengths, so leaders and team members are working at their best and applying energy to the right tasks. 
4. Critical thinking skills: When leaders engage in better decision-making because of sound critical thinking skills, it helps to reduce inefficiency. They properly assess problems or challenges to decide on an action plan. Critical thinkers can also talk themselves and their teams out of moments of procrastination and uncertainty. 
5. Becoming active learners: Active learning is a critical skill for employees in today’s work environment, as they often need to upskill quickly to keep up with expectations. Leaders who stay committed to being active learners continuously apply what they’ve learned on the job, increasing efficiency and output.

By developing competencies in these practical skills, leaders can grow capability in delegation and time management to handle multiple priorities in the workplace.

What is Delegation Training?

Our Delegation Training Course is specifically designed for leaders to develop skills in managing tasks and energy levels. It aims to provide participants with the skills, tools, resources and confidence necessary to manage increasingly complex work environments. Our experienced facilitators have worked with teams across Australia and draw from case studies and shared experiences to offer meaningful advice, practical strategies, and stories to learn from.

Why should my organisation offer Delegation Training?

Being part of Delegation Training can help leaders engage in better delegation practices, manage multiple priorities and collaborate better. It can also help participants to break through self-defeating behaviours like procrastination or communication challenges that might be holding them back. The workshop experience is designed to help leaders learn from each other and see how they might help each other achieve better delegation results and enhance their leadership skills.

Who can attend Delegation Training?

This Delegation Training Course is designed for team leaders. The skills we focus on build competency in time management and effective delegation techniques. However, this training can be easily customised for a broader audience and senior or executive groups. A team leader might want to be involved in the session with their team too.

Is Delegation Training only available in person?

This Delegation Training Program can be delivered face-to-face onsite, as online training via Zoom or in a hybrid format; depending on the organisation’s set-up. It is a highly interactive session, typically made up of strategies, discussions and a series of activities to support step-by-step job application. The training can be complemented with coaching sessions with a Thinka coach. Coaching plays an important role in challenging old behaviours and building fresh confidence and capability in each of the participants. Organisations might also opt for a blended program that makes use of eLearning modules and other forms of media as part of an online course.

Human Skills Program with Pepperstone

1. What was the objective?

Pepperstone wanted to deliver a human skills program to their organisation to uplift capabilities across a range of areas. The program had to offer a range of skills, delivery modes, and timezones to accommodate the diverse needs of the organisation and its leaders. The importance of delegation was central to upskilling these leaders, to improve their management skills.

2. How did we do it?

By establishing a series of APAC and EMEA deliveries, alongside an in-person offering, Thinka delivered on seven different human skills; coaching, feedback, communication skills, negotiation, delegation skills training and presentation skills. The final skill was a specialised Leading Hybrid workshop that supported the capability development of leaders working in a hybrid environment.

3. How was it integrated and what were the results?

A range of activities, discussions and contemporary models supported the learning and left participants with skills they could transfer into their role as leaders in a hybrid-working environment.