Planning Your Delegation
,List the tasks you could delegate, to whom, by when, and the average number of minutes each day you will save if you delegate the task. In determining who to delegate the task to, consider employee development and learning. Are you selecting the appropriate person for the task?
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The reason we ask you to list the approximate number of minutes you will save each day if you delegate the task is because most people do not realize how a few minutes each day begins to quickly add up. “Time Value of Delegation” (below) displays how minutes each day quickly add up into full 8-hour days when considered on a yearly basis.
If you were able to delegate just one task that takes 60 minutes each day, at the end of the year you would have 44 full 8-hour days to be spent another way. That is almost a full month of extra productivity to do more important leadership tasks.
Time Value of Delegation
Minutes Each Day the Task Takes | Number of 8-Hour Days Per Year |
15 minutes each day | 11 full 8-hour days each year |
30 minutes each day | 22 full 8-hour days each year |
60 minutes each day | 44 full 8-hour days each year |
Another way to look at this is to ask, “How much is my time or my employees’ time worth?” To find out what that means to you, study “Delegation Savings” below. Locate your approximate yearly income on the left side of the exhibit and then see what saving an extra hour a day could mean to your success and your organization’s profits. When we look at the value of our time, it usually adds up much faster than we think.
Delegation Savings
Yearly Income | Per Hour | Hour a Day All Month | Hour a Day All Year |
$20,000 | $ 9.62 | $202.02 | $2,501 |
$25,000 | $12.02 | $252.42 | $3,125 |
$30,000 | $14.42 | $302.82 | $3,749 |
$35,000 | $16.83 | $353.43 | $4,376 |
$40,000 | $19.23 | $403.83 | $5,000 |
$45,000 | $21.63 | $454.23 | $5,624 |
$50,000 | $24.04 | $504.84 | $6,250 |
$60,000 | $28.85 | $605.85 | $7,501 |
Note: Income divided by 2080 (52 weeks × 40 hours) for per hour rate. Month as 21 days. Year as 260 days.
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