I think it's important the supervisor be willing to do things (or willing to learn how to help with them.) for all sorts of reasons, starting with "Who will make urgent choices if Supervisee is out sick?" and continuing with "It generally leads to better work environments long term."
That said, it is also perfectly reasonable to delegate the bits you don't like, as long as a) either everyone shares the horribleness if all parties concerned consider it horrible and something that just has to be done or b) you hate it, but the person you're delegating it to is okay with it (maybe not their favorite task, but at least neutral about it.)
My boss, who I adore, is very good at this. He is also good at delegating to me, pretty exclusively, the things he does not like to do that I really actively enjoy. This makes me a lot more willing to do the bits I'm not so fond of.
He's also willing to chip in with whatever other stuff, when needed, although there are bits where it's much simpler just to wait until I'm back or able to look at it (when we leave it.)
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Date: 2006-01-10 09:48 pm (UTC)I think it's important the supervisor be willing to do things (or willing to learn how to help with them.) for all sorts of reasons, starting with "Who will make urgent choices if Supervisee is out sick?" and continuing with "It generally leads to better work environments long term."
That said, it is also perfectly reasonable to delegate the bits you don't like, as long as a) either everyone shares the horribleness if all parties concerned consider it horrible and something that just has to be done or b) you hate it, but the person you're delegating it to is okay with it (maybe not their favorite task, but at least neutral about it.)
My boss, who I adore, is very good at this. He is also good at delegating to me, pretty exclusively, the things he does not like to do that I really actively enjoy. This makes me a lot more willing to do the bits I'm not so fond of.
He's also willing to chip in with whatever other stuff, when needed, although there are bits where it's much simpler just to wait until I'm back or able to look at it (when we leave it.)