- Willingness to Delegate: The first prerequisite to delegation is the willingness of the superior to part with his authority .Unless the superior, is psychologically prepared to leave his authority, delegation will not be effective.
- Climate of Trust and Confidence: There should be a climate of trust and confidence among, superiors and subordinates.
- Faith in subordinates: Sometimes the superiors do not delegate authority with the fear that subordinates will not be able to handle the job independently. They are not confident of the qualities of subordinates and do not want to take risks.
- Fear of Supervisors: There is often a fear among superiors that their subordinates may not over take them, once they are given higher responsibility. This is a case of interiority complex. The supervisors may give many logics for delegating authority but this fear is one of the important causes.
What are the pre-requisites for delegation?
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