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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business Studies
Lesson Topic: advantages and disadvantages of delegation
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the concept of delegation and its role in management.
  • Identify at least five advantages and five disadvantages of delegation.
  • Analyse how delegation can improve efficiency and staff development.
  • Apply a simple delegation process to a classroom or workplace scenario.
  • Evaluate the potential risks of delegation and propose mitigation strategies.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen for slide presentation
  • Printed handout with summary table of advantages/disadvantages
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Sticky notes for group activity
  • Sample delegation flowchart diagram
  • Assessment worksheet for exit ticket
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: “What tasks do you do every day that could be done by someone else?” Discuss how delegating frees up time for higher‑order work. State that today’s success criteria are to explain delegation, list its pros and cons, and demonstrate a simple delegation process.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Students list personal tasks and share which could be delegated.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Define delegation, show the flowchart diagram, highlight key advantages and disadvantages.
  3. Guided analysis (12'): In pairs, examine the summary table and complete a Venn diagram of pros vs. cons.
  4. Role‑play activity (15'): Groups simulate a manager delegating a task using sticky notes for instructions and feedback.
  5. Whole‑class debrief (8'): Discuss outcomes, link to efficiency and staff development, address potential risks.
  6. Exit ticket (5'): Each student writes one advantage, one disadvantage, and one personal delegation action step.
Conclusion:
Recap the main benefits and drawbacks of delegation and how the activity illustrated real‑world application. Collect exit tickets as a quick retrieval check. For homework, ask students to write a short reflection on a responsibility they could delegate at home or in a school project and outline how they would do it.