Believe in Others to Free Yourself
Competence gets in the way when you don’t believe in others. People do it themselves because they think they can do it better.
Do it with is better than do it yourself.
One-person teams are a myth.
Do-it-yourself Managers Distrust Others:
- Focus on handling tasks themselves and end up overworked and overwhelmed.
- Complain that others can’t get it right.
- Restrict the growth and limit capacity.
- Enjoy the power of constantly giving approval.
- Neglect developing team members.
- Protect information to maintain control.
- Enjoy the spotlight and keep others on the fringes.
- Struggle to trust others.
- Insist on a “do it my way” approach.
- Believe the “good” people on the team are like them.
Do-It-With Managers Believe in Others:
- Create a list of your team members. List their passions, strengths, and goals. Choose how you’ll support their growth and self-expression.
- Notice energy in others and amplify it. Nurture vitality because energized people build the future.
- See energy in others and fuel it. Successful leaders constantly follow, manage, and fuel vitality. Energized people build the future.
- Seek input. Start asking, “What do you think?” every day.
- Tell people to go for it. Skills develop as we go, not before.
- Let people solve their own problems but stay available to help. Give space for learning. Explain the big picture, then see how people fill in the details.
- Provide time for skill development.
- Handle one-offs yourself if you are skilled in those areas.
- Encourage team members to go beyond their comfort zones.
- Move slower today to go fast later.
Learn to believe in others. Do it for yourself. Do it for others.
Remember the person who believed in you? Be that person for others.
How can high-performing managers learn to believe in others?
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Learn to believe in others. Be that person for others.
I like to take a sentence or two from each days message and try to apply it that day as a reminder. Thanks, I appreciate the work that goes into this.
Thanks, Tim. Love your strategy. I try to learn and apply something every day. It’s easy to get busy and forget self-development. I wish you well.
I once worked for someone who was a “do it all themselves because no one could possibly do it right.” As a result, their staff never got trained in how to do certain basic tasks necessary for promotion. They were seen as the problem and got a reputation of being a poor team lead. And that prevented them from being promoted for a very long time.
So it does get seen and recognized, even if you don’t realize it from where you sit.
Sobering story, Jennifer. I’m glad you added it. Apparently, we can think we are helping and actually cause harm. Cheers