Delegating by strengths — Leadership skills for students
A leader who does everything alone gets tired and the team learns nothing. Delegating means sharing tasks wisely: the member who draws neatly designs the poster, the one good with numbers keeps the budget, the confident speaker presents. Explain each task, set a check-in time and trust people to do it.
Right task, right person — “match each task to the strength it needs”
Ask what the task needs: art (draws neatly), numbers, speaking, writing, planning (very organised), computers or welcoming people.
Give it to the member with that strength: keep the budget → good with numbers; welcome the guests → warm and welcoming.
Good delegation: everyone gets a part, tasks are explained, there is a check-in time. Poor: doing it all yourself, only friends get tasks, keeping the fun jobs for you.
Use it for: Group projects, school events, club work, class magazines and sports day teams.
Worked example: 🧩 In your team, Kabir draws neatly, Saanvi is good with numbers and Rohan speaks confidently. Who is best suited to host the assembly item? → Rohan
To host the assembly item, you need someone who speaks confidently.
Rohan speaks confidently, so Rohan is best suited.
Check: Try it: for your next group task, write each member’s strength and give out the tasks to match ✓
Work it out in your head or on paper, type the answer and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.
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🏁 Lesson 11 test
20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
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