Delegation Skills Training - Geelong

Delegation Skills Training - Geelong

You know that feeling when you're drowning in tasks, working late again, and your team seems to be waiting for you to tell them what to do next? Yeah, we've all been there. You're not alone if delegation feels like more work than just doing it yourself, or if you worry that "they won't do it as well as I would." The truth is, most of us were never actually taught how to delegate properly - we just got promoted and expected to figure it out.

Here's what really happens in most workplaces: good performers get promoted to leadership roles, but nobody shows them how to let go of the doing and start leading others to do. You end up micromanaging (which drives everyone crazy), or you throw tasks over the fence and hope for the best. Neither approach works, and both leave you feeling frustrated and your team feeling either overwhelmed or undervalued.

This isn't another theoretical course about "empowering people." This is practical, real-world delegation training that deals with the messy reality of getting work done through others. We'll tackle those uncomfortable moments like when someone pushes back on a task, when deadlines get missed, or when you need to delegate something you've never done yourself. You'll learn how to hand over work without losing control, how to set people up for success instead of failure, and how to follow up without becoming a micromanager.

The course covers the nuts and bolts: how to choose the right person for the right task, how to explain what "good" looks like without writing a novel, and how to build accountability that actually works. We'll also dig into the emotional side - why it's so hard to let go, how to deal with the guilt when things don't go perfectly, and how to support people without doing the work for them. You'll practice these conversations in the training room so they feel natural when you're back at work.

What You'll Learn:
- How to match tasks to people based on their skills and capacity, not just who's available
- The five essential elements every delegation conversation needs (miss one and you'll be doing the work yourself)
- How to set clear expectations without writing a 10-page brief
- Techniques for following up that build trust instead of destroying it
- What to do when delegated tasks go wrong (spoiler: it's not always their fault)
- How to gradually increase someone's responsibility without setting them up to fail
- Ways to handle pushback and resistance without backing down or getting aggressive
- How to delegate tasks you've never done yourself (this comes up more than you'd think)

We'll work through real scenarios from your workplace. Maybe it's that project report that only you seem to know how to format properly, or the client relationship you're afraid to hand over, or the team member who always seems too busy to take on anything new. You'll leave with specific plans for delegating actual work when you get back to the office, not just good intentions.

The Bottom Line:
Delegation isn't about getting rid of work you don't want to do - it's about multiplying your impact and developing your team at the same time. When you delegate well, you get time back for the work only you can do, your team members grow their skills and confidence, and the whole operation runs more smoothly. You'll stop being the bottleneck and start being the leader who makes everyone around them better. Plus, you might actually get home on time occasionally.

This training gives you the frameworks and confidence to delegate effectively from day one. No more "easier to do it myself" or staying late because you can't let go. Just practical skills that work in real workplaces with real people and real deadlines.