Delegating Tasks j To: matketinge@gophert.org From: hazel smith@gophesitorg | Re: New Ad Campaign Hello al, We finally got the details on the new ad campaign. Im ready to assign the tasks you will be responsible for. Jackie will be in charge of | getting research numbers on the youth ' demographic. Expanding into the college student market is a priority for us. Sara and Robert will be on that project as well. Sara will run the interview teams. Robert will take care of record keeping. Thanks to Jackie, Sara, and Robert for accepting these new responsibilities. We are all going to have to adjust. It isn't easy to break into a new market. But | know we can do it. The rest of the marketing team will take on their usual jobs. But the youth market research team may need extra help, Be ready for them to delegate tasks to you. As this project progresses, I may choose a few others to join that team. See you all on Monday, Hazel Get ready! @ Before you read the passage, talk about these questions. 11 Why is delegating tasks an important part of a manager's job? 2. What factors might a manager consider when delegating tasks? Reading @ Read the email. Then, choose the correct answers. 1 What is the main purpose of the email? A to investigate who failed to complete a task B to assign tasks to the marketing team C to research a new demographic D to assign people to interview teams 2. Which of the following is NOT assigned in the email? {A finding information on the youth market B keeping records on market research © managing interview teams D delivering interview records to the manager 3. Why does the manager thank several employees? A They ran a project successfully. B They are taking on unfamiliar tasks. © They are increasing profits D They discovered a new market. Vocabulary © Match the words or phrases (1-6) with the 4 nn 5 _ task 6 responsible for — assign — take care of — delegate ‘ 2 3 A a duty or responsibilty B held accountable for © to shift responsibility to another D to make responsible for something E to direct sometring F tohandle something@ Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best fits each blank. 1 choose / take on A The manager had to which team member to put in charge of the project. B Jennifer decided to the hardest job. 2 be in charge of / be on A The CFO has to major financial decisions, B The team member wondered what project she would @ G Listen and read the email again. Why should the marketing team members be ready to have tasks delegated to them? Listening @ G Listen to a conversation between two managers. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). 1 _. The woman has not yet assigned all of the tasks. 2 __ The woman wants a young team member to conduct interviews. 3. __ Robert will be in charge of research on the project. @ @ Listen again and complete the conversation. Have you decided who will be on this new marketing project? « Manager 2: Yes, 1 assigned everything. | think this will be @ good team. Manager 1: Who is in charge of research 2 eo Manager 2: Jackie will take care of research. Manager 1: Jackie's good, but she 3 records. Manager 2: 4 Robert. Manager t: Oh, good. | know he really wanted to work on this project. Im glad youve found 5 for him Manager 2: If he does a good job on this project, he will 6 research on the next project. Manager ‘always keep good Ive delegated record keeping to Manager 1: Who will be doing the interviews? Manager 2: Ive assigned Sara that task, following people. Speaking © With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 7. Then, switch roles. Ive assigned © Who is in cnarge of . That's why .. Student A: You are a manager. Talk to Stucent B about: © delegating tasks '# the peoole you've assigned jobs to ‘© whether those people are suited to their tasks Student B: You are a manager. Talk to Student A about assigning tasks for a new project. Writing © Use the conversation from ‘Task 8 to make assignments for your own team. Marketing Research Team Assignments Describe the task(s) assigned to the | | Jackie: 19