Do you have a team around you who is fully capable of getting things done, but instead of delegating, you try to do everything yourself? Or worse you don\u2019t even know what your team is capable of? If that sounds like you, there\u2019s a better way.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Think back to when you first started out, I am sure at some point, you had a suffocating leader that, in your view, was a micro-manager who ensured they saw, did, and was everything. Do you remember how this made you feel? As a leader of a team the last thing you want to be is the\u00a0control-freak<\/em><\/strong>. It is a sure-fire way to stop your company growing.<\/p>\n \u00a0The better way is to learn how to delegate. Sure, you have heard this before and, in fact, you may have tried to delegate tasks in the past. Perhaps the quality of work wasn\u2019t good enough to suit you, so you ended up redoing everything.\u00a0There\u2019s no sense in delegating tasks in the first place if you know you\u2019ll end up redoing them, right?<\/em><\/p>\n Here are four problems you might be using as excuses for not delegating:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0If you\u2019re facing these challenges, perhaps it\u2019s time to look at some strategies you can use to find success in delegating.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Face the truth.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0If you feel you can do the job better yourself, take time to think things through.<\/p>\n \u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Train your staff.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Perhaps those working with you need some additional training. This shouldn\u2019t be a reason to do everything yourself.<\/p>\n \u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Relax.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019s no sense in letting pressure for perfection bring you undue stress. While perfection would be great, it\u2019s usually not expected.<\/p>\n \u00a04.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Follow a successful plan.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0If you\u2019re the head of the team and certain tasks are critical for the success of the project, you may want to have a lot of influence over those. However, be clear about why you are deep in that space. Let people understand the risks and their role in mitigating them. However, the more routine tasks could be passed along to other people on the team.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>You can still be review and approve the final report.<\/p>\n \u00a05.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Know your unique ability\u2122<\/em><\/strong>. This is a tool we use in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System\u00ae) implementation. Create a page of four quadrants which are labelled Love\/Great, Like\/Good, Don\u2019t Like\/Good and Don\u2019t Like\/Not Good.<\/p>\n \u00a0Now there is a bit more behind the Unique Ability exercise but at its core it will help you understand what you should be delegating.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>So instead of being a control-freak, look for ways you can use the talents of your co-workers and how you interact with them by using these strategies. You may find that working with a team and delegating tasks makes your job much easier, the atmosphere at work much better for everyone and your company goals become very achievable.<\/p>\n \u00a0If you would like to know more about delegation or working out your unique ability let me know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have a team around you who is fully capable of getting things done, but instead of delegating, you try to do everything yourself? Or worse you don\u2019t even know what your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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