Most individuals are pleased when they are promoted to manager. They feel that all their hard work has been rewarded and everyone enjoys recognition, especially from a personal development point of view. Hopefully, they will also be looking forward to the benefits of an increased salary. However, once the initial management training course is over they may well feel that they have to work ever harder to justify their promotion. This often means that they try to do everything themselves.

However well intentioned their efforts are, this attempt to control everything is ill considered for at least two very good reasons. They are the detrimental effect on the manager’s own personal development and the short sighted approach to teambuilding.

Delegation is the key here. If a manager takes everything onto their own shoulders, they are likely to become increasingly stressed and may even suffer ill health as a result. Needless to say, their output is likely to decrease in quality, quantity or both.

The failure to delegate will also restrict the opportunities for their staff to build their own skill bases and develop to their full potential using their soft skill training effectively. This will hinder the development of a successful, integrated team.

Remember, delegation allows a manager to spend time on those tasks which can only be undertaken by them.