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Delegation: how to get proper delegated?
Hello guys,
I'm talking from the point of view of the person who's been delegated a task. I realized that I was not being properly delegated tasks.
Example 1
We should give blood to a patient below a certain threshold of hemoglobin. However, there's a grey area for interpretation. And my supervisor said we will give the patient blood if there's a certain threshold. However, sometimes supervisors change their minds. So when the hemoglobin value came out, it was right on the threshold. I knew what I would have done, but my supervisor could have done otherwise. So I had to wait for her to know what to do, which makes my role redundant. I do not add value in this situation.
So I should have asked for proper information and asked for the permission to make a decision about the blood transfusion
Also where I live there are too many layers of hierarchy so every part has very little power and needs the approval of the upper layer for most of his tasks. That's annoying.
Do you guys have any opinion on this topic?
So I had to wait for her to know what to do, which makes my role redundant. I do not add value in this situation.
I would not say that you do not add value.
Because you do act value as the first point of contact with the patients.
Only in grey areas like the hemoglobin value being right on the threshold, you have to bring the situation up to the supervisor.
In this case, you could highlight your value of doing the measurement and interpreting the results.
Together with highlighting other aspects of your diagnosis or interpretation of the patient's conditions.
Protocols
Would you get into trouble if you went ahead with a decision on the blood transfusion?
Delegation
Having an approach of delegating tasks rather than responsibilities can lead to a lot of micromanagement and bureaucracy.
It does disempower the people executing the tasks and lead to inefficiency.
Also sends a signal that you do not trust your employees to make day-to-day decisions to run operations.
Delegating tasks would be good for inexperienced people like interns or fresh people.
But, as people gain more experience, this is an ineffective approach both people-wise and operational-wise.
