How to keep delegating
1. Quotable quote
"Aside from being an important part of your job you will also reap some perhaps unexpected benefits from delegating well. First, it is a part of investing in your staff. When a staff member has worked particularly hard on a project, you can provide a reward in the opportunity to learn something new. Secondly, effective delegation will help you to create a succession plan - bringing up managers who can replace you when it is time for you to move on. Thirdly, delegation can free some of your time to learn new skills and prepare yourself for new opportunities. All in all, how can you miss?"
2. Viewpoint
"Delegation is paradoxical: you must do it in order to free yourself to manage; having done it, you enslave yourself in a higher order of tension and anxiety. It makes life difficult, but like any difficult game, it has its rewards."
3. Here's an idea
- Don’t underestimate your people - get close enough to every member of the team to know how much responsibility each can personally handle.
- Importantly, don’t delegate only to high fliers.
- Some capable and ambitious people are naturally reserved - identify their potential and don’t make them leave to achieve recognition elsewhere. …
