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How Leaders Can Start Improving Instruction Giving

By Ruth Graham


As a leader, one has to know how to properly give instructions to his subordinates otherwise they will not be able to deliver the desired output. Often times when the output is not up to standard or simply not good at all, the fault lies within the instructions that were given to the subordinates. As a leader, one must reflect on himself and start improving instruction giving to make it clear.

The art of delegation first lies in the subtle art of proper communication. One has to know how to properly communicate the message to the people under him in a way that is clear, concise, and understandable. This will make him be able to do better in work and also avoid miscommunications of any kind with people.

When one becomes a leader, he has to first stop being in the mindset that his employees or his subordinates are there to serve him. That said, he should put a lot of emphasis on training his employees. He should never assume that his employees know what he wants them to do even if he has not given them proper instructions or trained them yet. One of the ways to do this is to avoid jargon for newbies and create a good training program at the onset.

When it comes to training, it is very important that one trains employees completely at the start. This is why there are often training programs that are created for new employees. This will ensure that the employees will know how exactly they should fit themselves in the company and how things are run there.

When one gives instructions, it is advised that one do it step by step so that his subordinates can follow it. Making it step by step prevents confusion on what exactly should be done. Another thing to take note of is to always be patient when explaining the instructions as to not miss anything.

As much as possible, make sure that the instructions are written down as well so that there is no blaming. What most bosses do is that they email the instructions of the tasks that should be done. In the event of any problem, at least the bosses know who should take responsibility for the blunder.

The last thing that one should do as a leader is to ensure that there is a culture of open communication between the leader and his subordinates. If a leader does not encourage his subordinates to ask questions, then they will not dare ask questions about instructions even if they do not understand. So make sure the subordinates are not afraid to ask questions.

When one becomes a leader, he must learn how to delegate properly which means that he has to give instructions properly. After all, delegation is not really about telling people to do this or to do that, but it is communicating ideas to people so that they can translate them into actions. If one would want his ideas to come to life, then he must make sure he communicates them well.




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