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Delegating authority is to allow:
We aim to give the employee total responsibility within their job role, but also the
means with which to meet that responsibility. To explain this we use the analogy of
hammering in a nail. To do this the individual holds the nail steady with one hand while
holding the hammer with the other. By using the hammer correctly, they will achieve
their aim. However if they do not perform the task correctly they are likely to injure themselves
and must suffer the consequences. It is therefore in the best interests of the individual
to use the hammer properly and responsibility for doing this belongsto them.
To act with authority is to assume the responsibility which inevitably goes along with it as follows.


Giving responsibility and delegating the corresponding authority results in a decentralised organisation whose employees act with autonomy.