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Avoid these common mistakes when delegating

  • Who has the money?
    • The most important factor of effective delegation is ownership. Ask your team member to play the request back to you in their own words. Only then does ownership shift.
  • “Helping””
    • Avoid the urge to ‘help’’’ your team members by taking tasks off them because you can do it faster or better. If you want to help, take the time to coach them on how to deliver tasks at the standard you need.
  • Letting others read your mind
    • People are not mind readers, make sure you are clear with your expectations. If you have a specific requirement or standard, make sure your team members are clear on this. Confirm their understanding by getting them to play it back.
  • No accountability
    • Agree next steps and actions and be clear on what you need to have visibility of the progress. Agree on how you want to be informed if there are delays.
  • Micro-management
    • Empower your people by setting clear expectations, agreeing on actions and then giving them the space to figure it out and impress you.

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Avoid these common mistakes when delegating

  • Who has the money?

The most important factor of effective delegation is ownership. Ask your team member to play the request back to you in their own words. Only then does ownership shift.

  • “Helping”

Avoid the urge to ‘help’’’ your team members by taking tasks off them because you can do it faster or better. If you want to help, take the time to coach them on how to deliver tasks at the standard you need.

  • Letting others read your mind 

People are not mind readers, make sure you are clear with your expectations. If you have a specific requirement or standard, make sure your team members are clear on this. Confirm their understanding by getting them to play it back.

  • No accountability

Agree next steps and actions and be clear on what you need to have visibility of the progress. Agree on how you want to be informed if there are delays.

  • Micro-management

Empower your people by setting clear expectations, agreeing on actions and then giving them the space to figure it out and impress you.

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