PEOPLE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS - Colonel Ajai Lal

Colonel Ajai Lal - "The Leadershift Radio Show"

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Introduction
To be effective on the job, people need to be empowered with authority to perform their jobs. In an organizational setup, authority can mean several things. It is the power of a leader to command subordinates, issue out instructions for them to follow, giving orders and making decisions on behalf of his team.

With authority comes responsibility and for employees within the organization to achieve the business goals and objectives, there is a need for authority to be given to people to perform their jobs and to get the desired outcome. There can be instances where the responsibility given does not match authority an individual has and this affects the efficiency of an organization.

Show Objectives
The show objective this week is to highlight the importance of allowing employees the authority to perform their tasks. Employees must be empowered with some authority and power to do their job for active engagement, contribution to the overall business goals and their professional growth. The focus will be to show how to infuse authority, responsibility and ownership in the process of delegation in order to get effective results.

Key Issues:

1.  Unclear SOP’s and Position Descriptions:
2.  Managers Lack Confidence in Subordinates:
3.  Fear of failure
4.  Imbalance between Authority and Responsibility delegated by managers
5.  Micromanaging by Managers

What You Need to Know:

1. Delegation of authority to perform the job facilitates growth
2. Balance between responsibility and authority delegated, improves functioning of an organization
3. Delegation of authority improves the decision-making ability of an employee
4. Delegation facilitates a culture of ownership, accountability and responsibility

 
What You Need to Do:

1. Prepare a plan
2. Provide clear instructions
3. Grant proper authorization
4. Follow up on tasks
5. Review and provide feedback
6. Give Due Credit

 
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Written by Colonel Ajai Lal

Leadership and Executive Coach | Speaker and International Radio Host | Former Chief Business Officer at NIIT | Colonel in the Indian Army (Veteran) | Former Senior Military Observer – United Nations 
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About Colonel Ajai Lal

Ajai is a recognized expert in coaching and empowering leaders to develop their optimal potential. He is a seasoned global executive and a dynamic speaker who draws from his leadership experiences across a span of 45 years - 25 years in the Indian Army, 15 years in NIIT Ltd. and 5 years as a Leadership and Executive Coach.
 
Ajai has developed and mentored rising leaders in the corporate space and in the military. He has received several recognitions in the Indian military, the United Nations Medal for Distinguished Service, as well as numerous corporate awards, including the prestigious ‘Global Leadership Award’.
 
Ajai has been recently conferred the World HRD Congress 2019 - ‘Dr. Marshall Goldsmith Achievement in Coaching Award’ and the ‘Best in Class Leadership Coach’ at the ‘Thought Leaders’ Summit and Awards’ in 2020.
 
He has been a coach with IMD Business School, Switzerland for their ‘High Performance Leadership’ program. He has facilitated leadership development programs and coached C-level executives and senior management at various multinational corporations and some of his key clients include Deloitte, Adobe Systems, Edelweiss, Danieli Corus and Thermax Ltd.
 
For further requirements of Leadership Development or to engage in group / individual coaching you can reach out to him at: ajai@forwardconsultingco.com
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