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3 Elements of Delegation All Managers Should Know Delegation is when a manager assigns tasks to other team members. The three elements of delegation are authority, responsibility and accountability. Several tools can help you properly delegate, as can teaching your team how to handle certain tasks. You should delegate tedious tasks and things you don’t like. You should also delegate jobs you know someone else on your team can do better. This article is for managers looking to perfect their delegation skills. As a manager, you have many responsibilities that might be overwhelming at times, but that’s why you have a team. You don’t have to do everything on your own. Many new managers struggle with this transition, feeling that they still must perform every minor assignment on their to-do list. To be an effective leader, though, it’s important to learn the art of delegation. Whether you’ve just been promoted or you’ve been managing a team for a while, you should understand...

Over the past two years, we've focused our writing on the myriad of challenges and evolving realities facing the “modern workplace” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's clear that no one anticipated not only the duration of the pandemic, but also the effects it would have on both the physical workplace environment itself, as well as — and more importantly — the ways we do work. For those of us involved in the hiring process, there isn’t a candidate who doesn't ask about remote and/or hybrid working situations. For those of us actively hiring, we're faced with the reality that employees are no longer interested in a traditional office environment. Now that companies are developing plans for a return to the office — at least in some capacity — there are new challenges that must be addressed.   Training and Mentoring   Many companies are facing the reality that they have a growing number of employees who have never been in the office. In their minds, they've been...