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Microdelegation is the assignment of authority to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out small and very specific activities. It is the first stage of the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person. Delegationis one of the core concepts of management leadership. Microdelegation is the opposite of micromanagement. In micromanagement there is a lack of trust and freedom in the workplace. Microdelegation allows for trust to be built by assigning small tasks to another person, to set both parties up for success. The other person can take on assignments that they are likely to complete successfully and the manager will see that the other person accepts and completes assignments.

In its most basic form, microdelegation can be a manager not answering a question from a direct report, but asking them how they would resolve the question themselves. It is then up to the manager to nudge the other person, if needed, to arrive at an acceptable solution.