Delegation

Want to Stop Working Overtime?

Everybody in a leadership role knows the importance of delegation. If you’re doing everyone else’s work, you’re not doing your own. Plus, well thought out delegation is a surefire way to develop your people. You need to give them a chance to try new things and grow professionally.

From a purely self-interested perspective, effective delegation gives you a chance to recover, work reasonable hours and get to your kids’ sports games.

If the benefits of delegation are so well understood, why is this the topic of so much of my coaching? Why do leaders report that delegation is such a challenge for them?

Communicate Clearly for Reliable Results

The other day, one of my coaching clients shared something thought provoking. Here’s what she said:

“My team complains that they don’t always know what’s expected of them. They don’t say it flat out, but I get the sense that I’m not always clear in my communication. Sure, we have detailed job descriptions and an official org chart. But expectations are communicated day-to-day in response to changing circumstances. That’s where I need to get stronger.

How can I get better at communicating my expectations to the team?”

Great question. Is that something you wonder about, too?