Great post!! And you hit the nail on the head when you said you can’t give someone 100% on day 1. It takes time.
I’ve always said delegating is about self-preservation. It’s impossible to do it all no matter what some think. We save ourselves by finding a way to delegate things we don’t want to do, are not good or efficient at and are below our pay grade.
Great post, Derek. Delegation is a key leadership and management skill that people learn over time. The problem is many people are too afraid to ask others to take something on, especially when they are new to a leadership position.
You cannot succeed as a manager and a leader without this skill.
The flipside? I used to work with someone who dubbed themselves the “delegation king” - he basically tried to offload his entire workload to others, many of whom were peers. As you can imagine, this didn’t end well…for him. 🙂
Love this one, Rabbit! Delegating can feel so overwhelming- we don't want to reward our highest performers with MORE WORK, but, we also can't hold it all in our own hands. The coaching is/was best takeaway for me. Thanks for breaking delegating down for us out here!
Great post!! And you hit the nail on the head when you said you can’t give someone 100% on day 1. It takes time.
I’ve always said delegating is about self-preservation. It’s impossible to do it all no matter what some think. We save ourselves by finding a way to delegate things we don’t want to do, are not good or efficient at and are below our pay grade.
Thanks for the concrete plan.
Great post, Derek. Delegation is a key leadership and management skill that people learn over time. The problem is many people are too afraid to ask others to take something on, especially when they are new to a leadership position.
You cannot succeed as a manager and a leader without this skill.
The flipside? I used to work with someone who dubbed themselves the “delegation king” - he basically tried to offload his entire workload to others, many of whom were peers. As you can imagine, this didn’t end well…for him. 🙂
Yeah the key component of all this is who you delegate to. That’s a big part of it and getting it right makes all the difference
Love this one, Rabbit! Delegating can feel so overwhelming- we don't want to reward our highest performers with MORE WORK, but, we also can't hold it all in our own hands. The coaching is/was best takeaway for me. Thanks for breaking delegating down for us out here!