As promised I’ll be tackling each mindset mentioned in the previous post that leads to resistance against team building. The first one – “I can do it myself” attitude – cannot be addressed until you admit that you CANNOT continue on doing everything on your own if you want your business to grow.
Once you have realized your need to have team members to help your with your flourishing business then the next thing to overcome is the fears of an employee botching things. The truth is that this fear is very valid but shouldn’t be that big a problem IF you learn how to delegate tasks properly.
Here are some tips that can help you in delegating tasks with the least headaches in end.
1. Decide which tasks you can and cannot delegate – Make sure you do not delegate stuff that only you should take care of. Leave only the most important tasks on your plate to give you more time to concentrate on those things.
2. Talk with the person(s) who you will be delegating the task(s) to – Make sure that you delegate tasks to people who are capable. Instances where in employees botch things up can sometimes be traced back to the employer because the task was either not explained properly or the task given was too difficult for the employee. Make sure that person understands exactly what you are asking and is given all the things he/she needs to finish the task.
to be continued…
Originally posted on February 12, 2008 @ 4:58 pm