Life In Organizations
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HOW WILLING AM I TO DELEGATE?
Indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with these 18 statements. If you have limited work experience, base your answers on what you know about yourself and your personal beliefs. Use the following scale for your responses:
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Inclined to disagree
3 = Neither agree or disagree
4 = Inclined to agree
5 = Strongly agree
  1. I'd delegate more, but the jobs I delegate never seem to get done the way I want them to be done.
    1 2 3 4 5

  2. I don't feel I have the time to delegate properly.
    1 2 3 4 5

  3. I carefully check on subordinates' work without letting them know I'm doing it, so I can correct their mistakes if necessary before they cause too many problems.
    1 2 3 4 5

  4. I delegate the whole job, giving the opportunity for the subordinate to complete it without any of my involvement. Then I review the result.
    1 2 3 4 5

  5. When I have given clear instructions and the task isn't done right, I get upset.
    1 2 3 4 5

  6. I feel my staff lacks the commitment that I have, so any task I delegate won't get done as well as I'd do it.
    1 2 3 4 5

  7. I'd delegate more, but I feel I can do the task better than the person I might delegate it to.
    1 2 3 4 5

  8. I'd delegate more, but if the individual I delegate the task to does an incompetent job, I'll be seriously criticized.
    1 2 3 4 5

  9. If I were to delegate a task, my job wouldn't be nearly as much fun.
    1 2 3 4 5

  10. When I delegate a task, I often find that the outcome is such that I end up doing the task over again myself.
    1 2 3 4 5

  11. I have not really found that delegation saves any time.
    1 2 3 4 5

  12. I delegate a task clearly and concisely, explaining exactly how it should be accomplished.
    1 2 3 4 5

  13. I can't delegate as much as I'd like to because my subordinates lack the necessary experience.
    1 2 3 4 5

  14. I feel that when I delegate I lose control.
    1 2 3 4 5

  15. I would delegate more but I'm pretty much a perfectionist.
    1 2 3 4 5

  16. I work longer hours than I should.
    1 2 3 4 5

  17. I can give subordinates the routine tasks, but I feel I must keep nonroutine tasks to myself.
    1 2 3 4 5

  18. My boss expects me to keep very close to all details of my job.
    1 2 3 4 5


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Source: Adapted from TL Klein, "How to Improve Delegation Habits." Reprinted from Management Review, May 1982. 0 1982 American Management Association, New York. http://www.amanet.org. All rights reserved.