Delegation is the ability to hand over responsibilities and activities to other people on your team. The aim is effective delegation.
But often delegation turns you the business owner into what effectively becomes a hub and spoke setup where nothing happens in your business unless somebody consults with you.
Any time there’s a problem, or need to make a decision, you’re being consulted.
And let’s not confuse delegation for abdication. One of the things that happens for a lot of people is they get mixed up about what delegation is and when they’re delegating what in fact they’re doing is abdicating.
They just simply hand over and they’re not giving adequate support or training or feedback so that the person is actually able to develop and grow.
In this video, we look at a system, a methodology, to effective delegation through a series of questions that you should be asking.
Effective delegation takes a bit of effort upfront, but it pays you back many times over. Be clear about the result you want, give people the support and training they need, and agree how and when you will check in. Then step back and let them get on with it. If you want to go further, have a read of how to stop being the bottleneck in your business. For some general background, there is a helpful page on delegation.
