Delegating Effectively

You can’t do it all.

You know this, but still, you try. Even as more work and more responsibility get piled on, you shoulder it.

You might feel that it saves time to just take care of a task yourself. Maybe you doubt that anyone else can do what you do. Or, you could be hanging on to assignments and hovering over tasks because you just don’t have a solid process for delegating.

Delegation skills free you up for other things and help prevent you from getting overworked and burnt out. But to delegate your workload effectively, you need practice and patience.

When you’re struggling, remember that delegation is key to developing your team members and direct reports to readily accept and excel at a range of challenges — and a hallmark of effective leadership.