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Greetings everyone, I got a job with a manufacturing company and became the head of the department. Now the challenge is that there are few older persons in same department that I met in the system and I have difficulty to give orders to them simply because they are way older than me.

It's affecting me as the HOD coz I am running virtually all the errands and taking full responsibility of every faults that comes out of the department.

My superiors have called me to delegate jobs and task to them but sincerely they are way older to comprehend certain task especially when it comes to doing research from the internet.

Please I need advise on how to go about this.
I don't want to recommend their sack knowing well that it will be approved by the management coz I know the situation of the economy and they have families to care for

Matured mind and advise is needed. Thanka

You want to be giving order...

Are you in the military barracks?


Delegate and give instructions instead!

You never ready for the job.

Be careful and apply wisdom at all times

Cutecharlz:
Please I need advise on how to go about this.
I don't want to recommend their sack knowing well that it will be approved by the management coz I know the situation of the economy and they have families to care for

Matured mind and advise is needed. Thanks

I recommend you read these books

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
High Output Management by Andrew Grove
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey by Ken Blanchard

It's all a matter of your mindset, and reading reshapes mindset.