What Is The Secret To Delegating?
Steve Brody
Former VP Mktg Coca-Cola | Prior Master Chair | I Help CEOs Answer 'What's Next for Me?'| Your Personal CEO Coach
What is the secret to delegating???
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If you are the CEO, leader of the firm, have you ever said it’s just easier to do it myself???
Why is this concept running through your mind?
Would it not be better to just hand this important project off to one of your team members??
But would you trust it would be done the right way??The same way that you would do it?
In other words, how comfortable would you be in delegating this task or project?
Do you have the right people on your team, to do this just the way you would expect?
And if not, what is leadership all about??Have you chosen & developed the right people?
Just maybe, the concept or task of delegation is just a symptom of a greater problem.
That problem being, ?have you developed & chosen the right team??
And isn’t this the real essence of what leadership is all about??
???????????????You have to let go, at some point, if you are the leader.
???????????????Otherwise you will become the bottleneck in your firm.
???????????????Will every detail & decision need to come back to you for approval??
???????????????So is it all about trust?
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???????????????Or is it about your ego?
???????????????This is just ONE of the difficulties of being a good leader.?
Some years ago I had a CEO client who was struggling with this scenario.?
His frustration was having to deal with the ongoing string of questions posed by his team.
So he decided to place an interesting sign behind his desk. ?It said:?
??????????????????????????????Don’t bring me questions….bring me answers!!
The next time a team member came back to him with questions……he just turned & pointed to the sign.
He noticed an amazing change in attitude.?The team started to take more accountability.?
Maybe there just really was something important about the concept of delegation.?
Life & leadership started to become more comfortable within the firm.??
If you want to review the details for your situation, reach out to me.?
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2 年Today was a big delegation day for me Steve Brody I hired an assistant to take over some tasks that need to be done but take me away from creating top-notch itineraries and experiences and time with my clients. The training time was demanding but I felt that it's my responsibility to provide a worthwhile growth experience for my hire...so she knows that I trust her and value her growth. In some ways I didn't have a choice. I had to delegate to align my strengths and time fr maximum success. Isn't this more important than holding on to a task?
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2 年What is stopping your team from being more proactive is likely YOU. The example you gave is so typical. People don't step up with answers because you like to be the one coming up with the answers. It takes a deliberate intention to change, and then you discover what true delegation is. It's empowering your team to identify and address challenges and opportunities in the business --- without you being involved! Great article with so many threads to pull Steve Brody.
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2 年I think giving other people space to be accountable, and encouraging them in that direction, is absolutely key! You are so right! So what is the secret for control freaks? Because usually that’s why I’ve seen that be a problem