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Podcast Episode 68 — Delegate the Right Way — and for the Right Reasons
Today I want to talk about delegating. Life is busy, and at times, hectic. Sometimes there is no getting around the fact that you’re going to need to delegate something to someone else. Be careful, though, about who you delegate to and why you’re actually delegating.
Some people dislike delegation because they think it is a sign of weakness. But delegation in and of itself is a great thing, especially if you have employees or family members that you can trust to get the job done. Positive delegating is sensible. When you acknowledge that you cannot do everything, and that you cannot do everything equally well, you are boosting your own productivity in addition to the productivity of those around you.
Delegation allows you to be free to work on other things, and the work still gets done. However, if you have an employee who wants to do everything himself, be wary. While this may sound positive at first, it can actually cause a lot of problems. The person who insists on taking on more work than he can reasonably do, or work he is not fully capable of performing on his own, winds up making himself less productive because he has too much to do — and he can become easily overwhelmed. When this happens, it affects the productivity of any coworkers who are counting on him. Whether he is afraid to ask for…
