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Effective Delegation - LeadDev SF 2022

Effective Delegation - LeadDev SF 2022

As you settle into your management role, work will inevitably pile up, and your team will become hungry for more opportunity. Attempting to do all of the work yourself is a recipe for burnout and will stifle the growth of your team.

Luckily for you, providing your team more opportunity and reducing your workload are both solved by effective delegation! But how should you decide what to delegate? What context is critical to provide? How much autonomy should you give and when? Can you coach on progress or direction without micromanaging?

Learning how to delegate not just tasks, but problems, ideas, and business needs, will enable you to take on larger and more critical challenges without burning out. Delegation gives your team the opportunity to take leadership roles and leads to growth, learning, and career advancement for your team. Growing your team and taking on critical business needs will enable you to take the next step in your career as a leader as well.

With the techniques I present in this talk, you’ll be prepared to delegate, sponsor, and coach your team in a way that empowers them to grow their careers and makes your load manageable. Done right, delegation will be an invaluable tool you reach for again and again.

Spencer Norman

October 31, 2022
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  1. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  2. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  3. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  4. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  5. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  6. What we’re going to cover @spencernorman What delegation is and

    is not What context is essential
 How much autonomy to provide
 How to think about accountability
 How to decide what to delegate
 How to decide who should take on a project
  7. @spencernorman Find that path to being okay with being accountable,

    without being in control. - Kellan Elliott-McCrea kellanem.com/notes/iq-disempowered
  8. @spencernorman Timeline and Scope What are the important drivers for

    the timeline? Is the scope or the timeline more important?
 Are there other resources available if necessary?
  9. @spencernorman Timeline and Scope What are the important drivers for

    the timeline? Is the scope or the timeline more important?
 Are there other resources available if necessary?
  10. @spencernorman Timeline and Scope What are the important drivers for

    the timeline? Is the scope or the timeline more important?
 Are there other resources available if necessary?
  11. @spencernorman Assumption and Risk What assumptions exist around this project?

    Are there any known risks? What does success look like?
  12. @spencernorman Assumption and Risk What assumptions exist around this project?

    Are there any known risks? What does success look like?
  13. @spencernorman Assumption and Risk What assumptions exist around this project?

    Are there any known risks? What does success look like?
  14. @spencernorman Stakeholders and Peers Who will have a voice in

    this project’s decisions?
 Where might interference come from? Who should they have a coffee chat or peer 1:1 with?
  15. @spencernorman Stakeholders and Peers Who will have a voice in

    this project’s decisions?
 Where might interference come from? Who should they have a coffee chat or peer 1:1 with?
  16. @spencernorman Stakeholders and Peers Who will have a voice in

    this project’s decisions?
 Where might interference come from? Who should they have a coffee chat or peer 1:1 with?
  17. Type 1 Fun: 
 
 Fun the entire time. 


    Fun to tell your friends about.
 Classic good time.
  18. Type 2 Fun: 
 
 Not fun in the moment.


    Fond memories. 
 The best stories.
  19. Type 2 Fun: 
 
 Not fun in the moment.


    Fond memories. 
 The best stories.
  20. Type 3 Fun: 
 
 Not fun. 
 Swear to

    never do anything like that again. Usually ends with rescue or heroic act.
  21. @spencernorman Delegation Types Type 1: Better for someone else Type

    2: Good growth opportunities
 Type 3: Work you should do yourself
  22. @spencernorman Delegation Types Type 1: Better for someone else Type

    2: Good growth opportunities
 Type 3: Work you should do yourself
  23. @spencernorman Delegation Types Type 1: Better for someone else Type

    2: Good growth opportunities
 Type 3: Work you should do yourself
  24. You can draw a direct line between who you give

    opportunities to and the career trajectories of
 your team @spencernorman
  25. @spencernorman Takeaways Learn how to lead, without being in control

    Delegate low consequence opportunities
 Delegation should include checkpoints
  26. @spencernorman Takeaways Learn how to lead, without being in control

    Delegate low consequence opportunities
 Delegation should include checkpoints
  27. @spencernorman Takeaways Learn how to lead, without being in control

    Delegate low consequence opportunities
 Delegation should include checkpoints