Tag Archive: Delegation

Delegating Disaster: Uncovering Barriers

Delegating hinges on the way you see yourself.

Leadership is about people. First, it’s about you. Then it’s about others. Finally, it’s about getting stuff done.

Here are 4 barriers you can overcome to delegate effectively.

I wonder what you might add to my list.

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Delegate: Help for Overworked Managers

High aspiration people – who don’t delegate – work themselves to oblivion. They don’t see how they hinder the team.

What causes managers to work too hard?

7 things to say to people who don’t delegate…

Delegate: A New 5-Step Approach

Failure to delegate is misguided compassion or short-sighted arrogance. Maybe both.

Don’t insult people’s capacity with the ridiculous notion that work should be easy.

Here’s a 5-step method to choose things to delegate today.

5 Ways Arrogance Struggles on its Own

Meaningful service and happy feelings don’t always go together. But arrogance – the hidden enemy of leadership – makes the burdens of leadership heavier. Leadership is fulfilling but ease feels better than constant… Continue reading

7 Reasons You Need to Plan Less and Others Need to Plan More

Those who make the plan make the plan work. But when leaders make the plan, they encounter skepticism, reluctance or resistance. Tight fisted leaders – those who control all the plans – have… Continue reading

Reject this Myth about Management Before it’s too Late

The danger of a myth is it works until it destroys you. A path based on a lie always leads to oblivion. The myth to reject: always-on is the path to success. Always-on… Continue reading