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Delegation, Authority and Decision Mechanisms in Management

Move the decision to the right level.

Duration
2 daysalso as 1 day or 4 half days
Participants
Sized to your teamwe agree the group size together
Method
Interactive workshopcase work, Excel calculations, group work
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A two-day hands-on programme on why decisions pile up at the top and at which level authority should sit. Participants build the decision inventory of a fictional manufacturing company, design its authority matrix, rehearse the delegation conversation, and leave with a 30-day delegation plan for their own unit.

After the programme, participants

  1. 01

    Classifies the decisions that reach their desk by impact and reversibility, and says at which level each should be taken and why.

  2. 02

    When delegating, discusses the expected result, limits, resources, level of delegation and checkpoints openly.

  3. 03

    Drafts an authority matrix for their unit with amount, risk and time thresholds.

  4. 04

    Notices work that is being pushed back up and hands it back to its owner.

  5. 05

    Separates decision meetings from information meetings and records each decision with its owner and date.

  6. 06

    Sets checkpoints and exception rules to follow a delegated decision without losing control.

The two days

Day 1

  1. Where do decisions get stuck?
  2. What delegation is and is not
  3. Types of decisions and the right level
  4. Designing the authority matrix

Day 2

  1. The delegation conversation and work pushed back up
  2. Decision mechanisms: meetings, records and escalation
  3. Following up without losing control
  4. Adapting it to my unit and a 30-day plan