3) Can an overburdened manager take help from his subordinates How Explain the three important things which he - Business Studies - Organising

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3) Can an overburdened manager take help from his subordinates?
How? Explain the three important things which he should keep in
mind while taking such help (4 marks)

Amanjit Kaur · Accepted Answer

Dear Student
Yes, the overburdened manager can seek help from his
subordinates In this scenario, he can delegate some of his work to
his/her subordinates So that he can put his efforts in the priority
areas of work
The three essential things that he needs to keep in his mind
are:
1 Responsibility: While assigning the
responsibility of the job, the manager needs to judge the
capability and the expertise of the subordinate Keeping in the mind
the same, the responsibility should be assigned

2 Authority: For delegation to be
effective it is necessary that the responsibility is accompanied
with authority If authority is provided with less responsibility,
it may lead to the misuse of authority and in case of vice-versa,
the job done will be ineffective
3 Accountability: Once the authority is granted
and the responsibility is accepted, accountability becomes a part
of it The manager should come up with some techniques to measure
the work done Such clarity among the reporting relationships will
help in bringing coordination among various levels

3) Can an overburdened manager take help from his subordinates? How? Explain the three important things which he should keep in mind while taking such help.(4 marks)