Introduction

Series Objectives

Leaders often tell me they want to delegate better. When I ask them why, the answers typically revolve around getting more done and freeing them up to do other things. Those are both fine answers and are reason enough for most leaders, but consider another reason. TRUST. Probably the most impactful reason to improve your delegation is the trust that is created between you and your team and the resulting influence that will be created.

Trust in you as a leader is what causes your team to walk through a wall for you and freely volunteer discretionary effort, time, energy and commitment.

Watch this short video to get started and have an even stronger answer for “why delegation?”:

Upon completion, you’ll be able to:

Recognize the importance of delegation as a means of demonstrating trust and promoting team performance.
Delegate through planning and engaging the team in what they will be doing, who will be doing it, how you will work together.
Use transparency of communication to consistently share information and context while reinforcing goals and purpose.
Use a coaching and consulting approach to monitor progress as a means to resist the temptation to exert “control” midstream.
Reinforce a culture of trust and teamwork through a disciplined process of reviewing final results that accepts imperfection, celebrates mistakes and continuously improves.

Improved team morale as a result of trust, guidance and success of delegation.
Repeatable process for delegating that ensures positive outcomes.
Continuous improvement in performance results for individuals and teams.
Laying the groundwork for innovation by valuing creativity and risk taking.
Elevating the leader’s role as a leader of people vs. subject matter expert.

Lessons in this series:

The Art of Letting Go
Setting Everyone up for success: You, Them & Us
Break Free from Your Inner Control Freak
The Path to Innovation and Higher Productivity

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