This topic is a fun one. People are notoriously terrible at this. I am one of those people.
Delegation is the single best way to create opportunities for your people! If you aren’t delegating, you are actively holding your people back. This statement is contrary to what most people, myself included, think about delegation. Most people feel like, they don’t want to overburden their best people with stuff they CAN do on their own.
The reality is, delegation helps everyone. It allows you to focus on high priority tasks, while giving your people opportunities for learning AND exposure. Sure you could do the work yourself, but giving your people the opportunity to own something and see it through helps everyone and ultimately drives your company and your people forward!
How do I start delegating? Start small. Find someone in your teams you trust to get the job done and look for opportunities on your to-do list that fit their career development. Just giving them a bunch of random tasks that won’t help in their career progression may help you, but it isn’t helping them. As this isn’t their top priority, they will fail, so it’s also important to give them specific deadlines and check in regularly. For your own sake, I would give yourself a little padding incase they fail or their output needs tweaking before the ACTUAL deadline.
If you give your people specific instructions, timelines and then check in regularly, delegation can be a massive benefit to everyone involved.
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!
