A method for supervisors to involve employees in establishing goals and objectives is delegation.

• A. Performing periodic employee performance reviews to document deficiencies
• B. Delegating tasks
• C. Using autocratic leadership principles
• D. Requiring employees to accomplish a complex task to build confidence

Answer: (B)

Delegation is the method that genuinely involves employees in establishing goals and objectives. When a supervisor delegates, they grant authority and responsibility to team members to decide how to achieve outcomes. This puts those who do the work at the table during planning, because they understand day-to-day realities, constraints, and what’s realistically attainable. By contributing to goal setting, employees feel ownership over the objectives, stay more motivated, and are clearer on what success looks like, which leads to better alignment with the overall mission and safer, more effective operations.

Periodic performance reviews focus on evaluating past work rather than co-creating future goals. Autocratic leadership concentrates decisions at the top with little to no employee input, which misses the involvement aspect. Requiring employees to complete a hard task is about testing or development rather than collaboratively establishing objectives.