{"id":2712,"date":"2009-08-13T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/08\/13\/the-best-procurement-managers-are-great-at-delegating\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T05:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T09:15:30","slug":"the-best-procurement-managers-are-great-at-delegating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-best-procurement-managers-are-great-at-delegating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Procurement Managers Are Great At Delegating"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I rose through the procurement ranks during my career, one of the most difficult things to learn to do was to delegate effectively. I was always a very detail-oriented worker. Having someone else handle the details of an important project made me uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

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From what I\u2019ve seen, many procurement managers \u2013 especially new ones \u2013 feel exactly the same discomfort and reluctance. And a recent article in Kelly Services\u2019 Smartmanager newsletter hits the nail on the head when it comes to capturing the reasons for this reluctance, saying that new managers worry that their \u201cperformance and career will now be judged, not only on [their] individual performance, but the success of the [teams they] manage\u201d and that no one can do a task as well as they do.<\/p>\n

Unsettling feelings, indeed.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, I\u2019ve learned to delegate fairly well over the years. The rapid growth of Next Level Purchasing has forced me to. And though I never thought of how I gradually became more and more comfortable with delegation, Kelly Services does a great job of capturing five different \u201clevels of delegation\u201d that show a progression towards expert delegation:<\/p>\n

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  1. Please Just Do What I Ask<\/li>\n
  2. Research It and Then I\u2019ll Decide<\/li>\n
  3. Research It and We\u2019ll Discuss It and I\u2019ll Make a Decision<\/li>\n
  4. Research It, Evaluate It, and Suggest Action \u2013 Then I\u2019ll Decide<\/li>\n
  5. Research It, Evaluate It, Suggest Action, and Then You Decide (Be Sure to Tell Me First)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, it helps when you have a highly competent team that you have tons of faith in. But this article is definitely a good read for those who want to become better leaders.<\/p>\n

    Speaking of leading a highly competent team, I\u2019ll take this opportunity to remind you that our whitepaper, \u201cThe Purchasing Leader\u2019s Guide To A More Successful Team,\u201d is still available. Click here to download your copy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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