Sometimes we may want to clone ourselves so we could meet all the deadlines, but since that is not yet possible. The next option is to delegate some work. But, as we know, that is not so simple as it sounds. For example, if a restaurant manager wants to train someone to wash dishes, there are several things involved that will have to be done right. Things such as telling in advance when the soap is about to run out, cleaning dishes properly while consuming as little water as possible, not clogging the drains, drying the dishes, disposing off the leftovers properly, so on and so forth.
Let’s say you have to train someone to do some tasks so you could focus on other things. Following are some objectives in order of priority that you care about:
1- The delegated work does not return back to your desk after being messed up.
2- The training should take minimal time of yours.
3- Once training is complete, the delegated work requires minimum or no supervision by you.
How will you go about mentoring someone to achieve those objectives ?
Let’s say you have to train someone to do some tasks so you could focus on other things. Following are some objectives in order of priority that you care about:
1- The delegated work does not return back to your desk after being messed up.
2- The training should take minimal time of yours.
3- Once training is complete, the delegated work requires minimum or no supervision by you.
How will you go about mentoring someone to achieve those objectives ?
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