Your boss has droned on for hours about the importance of empowering employees. As you drift off, she asks you to offer your insights on the consistency of delegation. Which is an appropriate response?
A) "It means you delegate tasks continuously, not just when overworked, and you delegate both pleasant and unpleasant tasks."
B) "It means you delegate tasks on a need-to-know basis and you delegate both pleasant and unpleasant tasks."
C) "It means you delegate tasks continuously not just when overworked, and you delegate pleasant tasks."
D) "It means to be consistent by treating everyone on the team fairly."
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct. The time for managers to delegate is before they have to, and they should delegate pleasant as well as unpleasant tasks, which helps employees feel like valued members of a team.
B) Incorrect. Consistency of delegation (by definition) means that managers delegate tasks continuously, not just when overworked, and they delegate both pleasant and unpleasant tasks.
C) Incorrect. Consistency of delegation (by definition) means that managers delegate tasks continuously, not just when overworked, and they delegate both pleasant and unpleasant tasks.
D) Incorrect. Fairness is important, but consistency of delegation (by definition) means that managers delegate tasks continuously, not just when overworked, and they delegate both pleasant and unpleasant tasks.
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