Delegation

Question 1

When an assignment is given to a subordinate, he should always be told

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WHEN it is to be complete, or WHAT is expected of him. **WHAT is better than when.

Question 2

An administrator who doesn’t delegate will

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spend too much time dealing with nitty-gritty detail

Question 3

Since a police supervisor is responsible for more functions than he can perform, he must

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DELEGATE

Question 4

The boss can delegate more confidently when subordinates are

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competent and internal controls are good

Question 5

When given a RUSH JOB by your boss that will require you to delegate to subordinates, and then give finished work to your boss, you should

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find out, at the outset, what your RESPONSIBILITY, AUTHORITY, and REQUIREMENTS are

Question 6

The work should be done by

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Qualified People

Question 7

Use ______________ _____________ to get the job done.

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Informal Leaders - as long as their status doesn’t undermine yours - let them assist in achieving results

Question 8

When a top boss assigns tasks to lower echelon supervisors, the lower ranking boss should have

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the necessary skill to accomplish the task

Question 9

The PRIMARY reason for delegating tasks to subordinates is to

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free the boss to engage in broader planning activities

Question 10

In order to ascertain if work is done on time, you should

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SCHEDULE and FOLLOW UP

Question 11

Supervisors should properly delegate all possible tasks to

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subordinates

Question 12

MOST IMPORTANT in assigning task to a subordinate is to inform him

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What AUTHORITY he has

Question 13

If authority is delegated to an INCOMPETENT subordinate, said authority may be

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taken back and delegated to another

Question 14

The best reason for you to DELEGATE is that DELEGATION frees you up to

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Supervise, Plan, Do what your are responsible for. **Choose SUPERVISE, but PLAN may also be a possibility if supervise isn’t available

Question 15

A boss DELEGATES because he is

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responsible for more work than he can handle personally

Question 16

A pre-requisite for effective delegation is a sincere desire of a supervisor to

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DELEGATE. **Delegate to competent subordinate

Question 17

Delegation must be to a

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COMPETENT subordinate. **Delegating to a subordinate who will learn from the task is NOT DELEGATING an incompetent

Question 18

When a task is delegated to you, you should determine your

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responsibility and authority

Question 19

If you delegate a task that is beyond your subordinate’s ability to perform, he will become

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frustrated OR he may also increase his ability if he succeeds

Question 20

When decision making authority is delegated to lower levels, there may be

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Initial mistakes, BUT talents of lower level supervisors will be more fully utilized

Question 21

Proper delegation CAN be a

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learning opportunity

Question 22

MOST important in assigned tasks to a subordinate is to

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inform him what AUTHORITY he has.

Question 23

It is usually not appropriate to delegate task of

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Policy Making

Question 24

If Captain Smith explains fully to Lt Jones what he WANTS done, the NEXT most important piece of information is

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WHEN he wants it to be done

Question 25

Since a policer supervisor is responsible for more functions that he can perform personally, he must

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DELEGATE

Question 26

As a supervisor, you must delegate tasks to subordinates and you should consider whether the subordinate has

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the necessary skills to get the job done

Question 27

A necessary prerequisite to delegation is

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Willingness

Question 28

When you delegate a task to a subordinate that is not carried out, you should

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find out why

Question 29

when your boss gives you a job

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clarify the assignment

Question 30

when authority is delegated to officers, the officers must be

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held accountable to get the job done

Question 31

Proper delegation of authority requires that a supervisor not

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get involved in every aspect of the work being performed by subordinates

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A REASON to keep informed on how your officers are handling delegated tasks is

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that you the boss hold the RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY for that which you have delegated

Question 33

When you delegate tasks you must

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stay informed about how those tasks are handled because you are accountable and responsible for the thing you delegate

Question 34

Delegation is a principle that requires that the supervisors not

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micromanage all of the work of his subordinates

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boss should delegate what kind of tasks?

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Routine

Question 37

When the boss delegates appropriately to his subordinates, he can

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concentrate on planning and not on completing routine tasks