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Delegation as a motivational tool Delegation is one of the oldest skills practised by management, it could be said that Moses was one of its first when he aided people escaping from Egypt such a mammoth task was not accomplished without help. Delegation is the bestowal of one's tasks and responsibilities on to another. Mullins identifies six stages in a planned system of delegation; A systematic approach to leadership helps to balance the need and benefits of delegation with the need to maintain managerial control. There are many benefits to the manager in using delegation; it helps his/her subordinates become a more skilled workforce, it allows the manager more time to manage when required and there are many motivational benefits. Any motivation acquired by the subordinate gained from a delegated task can be categorised in to two distinct classes. There are intrinsic motivational factors gained from the job itself and extrinsic benefits gained...

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