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When there is too much work to do, delegating is a great way to get other people to help. But delegation has many "pitfalls" (things that often go wrong). Fortunately, you can "avoid" (not have problems with) these pitfalls if you know what to "look out for" (be careful about).

First, it is important to provide all the right information when delegating. Telling people what you need them to do is important, but it is just as important to tell them how often they should tell you about their "progress" (how quickly or how well they are working), when the project is "due" (when it must be finished), and how their work will be "evaluated" (how you will decide whether they have done their work well).

When we delegate, it is important to give the other person enough freedom to decide how to do something. If you "micro-manage," giving too many detailed instructions, the other person will not want to work on the project.

It is also important to delegate to people who have enough knowledge and experience to do the work well. If you delegate a project to someone who is not qualified or doesn't have enough time to do it well, then you are "setting that person up for failure," or making it almost impossible for that person to succeed.

As other people are doing the work, it is important in American businesses to "praise" employees for their good work, letting them know that they are doing things right and that you "appreciate" (are thankful for) them and their work. When people don't feel appreciated, they might become "resentful" (feeling angry), thinking that they're doing your work for you. It is also expected in American companies that employers "give credit" to people for their work, making sure that everyone knows who worked on the project.