Delegating
Transferring tasks and authority to the right person with clear agreements on result, room and feedback, without taking the work back over.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Assessment centre · rho 0.29 (SD 0.09)
- hrmforce instrument
- Competency Check, 360 Feedback, Big Fifty
- Competency (50-framework)
- Delegation
- Trainability
- high
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
Multiple exercises, multiple assessors, dimension-wise scoring.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Hands a clearly bounded task to a colleague and explains which result and which deadline apply. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Chooses per task who is able and allowed, agrees decision space and leaves the execution with the other person. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Defines which authorities belong at which organisational level and ensures mandates are used consistently across units. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Assigning a task to the right person Task allocation | Chooses on the basis of knowledge, experience and workload who can best carry out a task. | stable |
| V | Defining mandate and decision room Delegating authority | Indicates which decisions the employee may take alone and for which consultation is needed first. | stable |
| V | Agreeing feedback moments Progress check ins | Agrees when and how the employee reports on progress, without stepping into the work in between. | stable |
| V | Assessing task maturity Assessing readiness | Judges whether someone has the knowledge, experience and confidence to complete a task independently. | stable |
| V | Leaving ownership with the employee Letting go | Lets the employee do the work and does not take the task back at the first faltering step. | stable |
| V | Drawing up a RACI matrix RACI matrix | Records per task who executes, who is accountable, who is consulted and who is informed. | stable |
| V | Arranging backup and escalation Escalation arrangement | Arranges who steps in or decides when a delegated task stalls or falls outside the mandate. | stable |