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Description

Delegating Effectively: Choosing the Assignment, Briefing and Following Up Without Taking It Back

Hand over a complete assignment rather than isolated tasks and keep track of progress without redoing the work

  • 0.07 days — 0.5 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • All levels
  • Up to 6 participants

Managers tend to keep the files they know best, delegate at the last minute and take back control at the first sign of difficulty. Their personal workload never decreases and team members make little progress, because no one is given a complete assignment with genuine room for autonomy.

Thirty minutes online to put the mechanics of delegation in place: deciding what can be delegated and to whom, handing over the assignment together with its level of autonomy, setting review points and resisting the temptation to take the work back. The format focuses on a single management practice.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the activities within your own workload that can be delegated
  • Select the right person according to capability and availability
  • Frame a delegation with its scope and level of autonomy
  • Set review points without taking the assignment back

What makes this programme different

A thirty-minute format focused on a single management practice
A ready-to-use delegation grid is provided and discussed
Every participant leaves with one assignment identified for delegation

Programme

1What Can Be Delegated

Sorting before handing over

  • List your recurring activities and their added value
  • Distinguish a task carried out from an assignment entrusted
  • Identify what cannot be delegated

2Handing Over the Assignment

Framing scope and autonomy

  • Define the expected outcome and the deadline
  • Set the level of autonomy granted
  • Announce the delegation to the stakeholders concerned

3Following Up Without Taking Back

Checking in at the right time

  • Place review points at the key milestones
  • Respond to a mistake without withdrawing the assignment
  • Acknowledge the result achieved

Who is it for

Managers and team leaders who wish to entrust more complete assignments to their team members.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.