How to Delegate. Delegating is not doling out. Delegation is taking something that you currently do and giving it to one of your employees for the purpose of developing her skills and making your organization more effective.

Come to agreement on the goal of the task and the timeline to be followed. This is vital and should be in writing. A follow-up email that states the specific outcome that was agreed to and the completion date will cover this. You may want to have the team member who is taking on the task compose the email so you can verify that he is clear on the understanding.

via Jim McCormick