"My biggest success when delegating work was assigning an inexperienced coder the job of creating code for a complex task. I knew this was a stretch for them, but I also knew that it would help them develop new skills if they were successful. I assigned one of the more experienced coders to work with them. The individual was able to complete the task and learn some new coding skills along the way. Ironically, a similar situation was my biggest failure. I tried to do the same thing with another new coder, and they could not complete the code. The difference between these two situations was that I did not assign a mentor, so the individual had to work on their own in the latter. Not only did they fail in developing the code, but they became discouraged and quickly left the company for another job. What I learned from this was that I need to make sure my staff have a coach or manager who can help them be successful when I assign stretch goals to them."
