Effective delegation

Professional Development

Overview

A successful manager knows that effective delegation is essential to their own productivity at the same time as developing and motivating their team to achieve their full potential. Done well it creates empowered teams, trusted to deliver beyond expectations. Learn how to identify and overcome your personal barriers to delegation then follow a simple process to master this fundamental management skill.

Online Classroom

This course will be delivered through Online Classroom Live.

29 Apr 2026    View session times
29 Apr 2026    09:30 - 11:30
2 CPD hours
2 hours
Online Classroom Live
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Effective delegation

Date: 29 Apr 2026
Time: 09:30 - 11:30

Cost: GBP 130

Learning Outcomes

Having attended this course, delegates will:

  • Appreciate that effective delegation benefits all parties concerned.
  • Understand the barriers to effective delegation and how to break them down
  • Be able to better develop staff and perform more cost and time effective management

Course Content

  • Barriers to effective delegation
  • Benefits of effective delegation
  • Trust vs. control
  • Choosing a delegate
  • Three steps to effective delegation
 

 

speaker

 

Ian Lucas

Head of Personal Development at BPP International Finance

Ian joined BPP in 2007 after working as National Training Manager for a major UK retailer. During that time he worked on organisation-wide training plans including Management Development programmes, Induction programmes and structured training programmes for all staff. Prior to that he worked as an NVQ Assessor for a vocational training provider for several years where he was able to develop and coach managers to help them reach their company goals, as well as NVQ targets.

Ian’s main responsibilities are the day-to-day running of the Personal development courses at BPP in Jersey, including marketing, client meetings, course design and evaluation.

Ian is enthusiastic about bringing the subjects he’s teaching to life and uses lots of examples and anecdotes from his own extensive experience in ‘the real world’, to help students understand the key theories and concepts covered by the subject.

Ian teaches exam and non-exam courses specialising in Management Theory and in-house Management Development and Personal Development programmes

 

 

 

Who is this seminar for

This course is designed for new or prospective managers looking for the opportunity for guided reflection and improvement.

Online Classroom Live

This seminar is being delivered through Online Classroom Live. Our premium online study mode comprises a virtual classroom with interactive features to replicate a real-life classroom.