Leadership is still seen to be important in today's society, but it is changing and evolving quite a lot, and delegation is becoming much more significant than it was in the past. Managers often delegate as part of their management responsibilities, and they do this by finding tasks that others can do instead of trying to do everything themselves. When a manager takes on too much he or she is then not able to complete all of his or her tasks in the best way possible because there is simply too much to do. This is unfortunate but it happens all too often, and this is true of all different kinds of companies, not just large corporations (Berner, 2003).
             How much is delegated to others and what specific tasks are delegated will depend on the business or industry of course, but all different kinds of companies have managers that can delegate tasks to others in the companies or corporation instead of attempting to complete them all. For example, an individual that owns a construction company will not do the construction work himself. Instead, he will hire workers to do the job, foremen to watch over them, subcontractors to do some of the specific work (such as electrical and HVAC), a secretary/bookkeeper for office work, perhaps someone who is in charge of ordering materials and supplies, etc. These people are highly significant for companies that use just-in-time (JIT) inventory (Ball, 2001). There are many different individuals that work can be delegated to and this allows the manager time to actually manage the company instead of trying to micromanage it and therefore not actually accomplishing near as much.
             The four functions of management – planning, organizing, leading, and controlling – all require delegation to run smoothly and effectively. In the planning stage it is often important to hire those that are good at specific planning and organization, because many people struggle with this area. Organi...