Episode 158 - Should Leaders Delegate?

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Whether you are a team leader, department director or owner of the company, people look to you to get things done for them. So as the supreme one, should you do every task yourself or delegate?

Smart leaders develop an ability to magnify themselves. When they don’t actually do a job themselves, they cause it to be done by delegating to team members. And as a smart leader you’ll accomplish more if you delegate for the right reasons. Here are 6 situations when it’s smart to delegate:

- If yours or the team’s reputation will not suffer from you not doing the job personally, delegate it.
- If you don’t have time in your over-burdened schedule to do the job, delegate it.
- If the task doesn’t require your personal input, delegate it.
- If you don’t have the personal skills needed to do the job well, delegate it.
- If someone on your team has the skill or experience to do an outstanding job, delegate it.
- If someone on your team would benefit from the learning experience of doing the job, give him the opportunity to grow — delegate it.

There they are. Don’t they make sense? You’ve heard me say before, as a smart leaders, only do what only you can do. Boost your accomplishment level – and value to the organization – by delegating EVERYTHING until you are left with only the jobs that only you can do. That strategy will help you both maximize your value and drop your stress.

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Episode 158 - Should Leaders Delegate?

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