In a process or a system, a group of people do a set of activities to achieve a common purpose. In this chain of activities, a few design the process activities, a few others perform to realise the purposes and certain others supervise or oversee these activities to ensure that they logically end to give the desired results. Each person, in this series of activities, has a responsibility to perform a particular task, which forms a link in the activity chain. Unlike the above, delegation is the act of transferring responsibilities for the performance of a task to someone else. Allocating one or more people to assist us in completing our tasks.
Skilled delegation is thus the starting point for effective supervision.
When the job involves working with vital information which needs secrecy or security which the subordinate should not have access to. The delegation process Step 1 - Explain what has to be done, the results required and the standards and quality expected. Step 2 - Ask the person to explain in his own words, what he has been asked to do. Step 4 - Tell the person who is being delegated to do a task what he should do if anything unexpected or unforeseen happens. Double-check to ensure that it is understood properly.