I find the biggest hurdle people have to delegating effectively is that the right mindset is missing. Our mindset is '“the story we tell ourselves”. You can’t not have a mindset, we are all telling ourselves stories all day. Having the wrong mindset for what you need to do will prevent you from doing it.
Here are 10 stories you could be telling yourself that are stopping you from delegating effectively and holding you, your business and your staff back;
I can’t trust someone else to do it my way
They won’t get it right
I don’t have time to delegate
I’m not sure what I want them to do
I’m in a rush and I’ll do it later
They’re not trained in this task just yet, I’ll do it and train them later
They don’t have the skill, so I’ll do it
Its all too much, I’m too overwhelmed to worry about giving it to someone else right now
I’m faster, so I’ll do it myself
I do a better job, so I’ll do it myself
or variations of these stories….
If any of these stories ring true for you, they need to be changed to stories that enable and drive you to delegate more and become a more effective leader. Not change WHO you are, just HOW you lead. Remember, people cannot grow unless they are challenged, and doing things yourself prevents others from having these types of experiences. If you need to, start with that as a story to tell yourself when you are hesitating to give others some responsibility.
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