EP #277 Are You Delegating or Relegating?
Delegation is motivation. 💪🏼
Or, at least it should be.
We’re all looking for too many shortcuts and relief of responsibility.
I’m all for working harder, smarter, and on more important stuff, but at a certain point we have to understand the message we are sending to our people.
Delegation should not be our chance to pass of something we don’t want to do.
It should be our chance to empower someone else to do even better work.
Habe and empowering 👍🏼
What You'll Learn in Today's Episode:
How the feeling of contribution is everything
The reasons you should and should not delegate
What is relegation (in business and soccer/football ⚽)
Why you might feel overwhelmed with your work
How what you assign to people affects their psyche
How to delegate effectively
How to understand others’ perspective on what you assign
Why empowerment comes from responsibility
The importance of being truthful
How to word your delegation
Scenarios where you and others can feel good about reassigning responsibilities
Where recognition comes in
How over delegating can cause overwhelm
How or praise one person without putting down others
About the spectrum of delegation
Quotes Worth Sharing:
“Are you delegating or relegating?” - Bob DePasquale
“Everyone has a unique set of gifts and skills to contribute.” - Bob DePasquale
“It gives people an opportunity to feel joy.” - Bob DePasquale
“When you feel like you’re contributing, you are.” - Bob DePasquale
“Leaders make leaders.” - Bob DePasquale
“I trust you in making those decisions.” - Bob DePasquale giving a delegation example
“Give people what they need, not necessarily what they want. - Bob DePasquale
“It’s okay to push people a little.” - Bob DePasquale
“Make sure you are promoting people with your delegation, not demoting them.” - Bob DePasquale
“Try to stay on the positive end of the spectrum (of delegation).” - Bob DePasquale
Resources from Today’s Episode:
How to Delegate: 10 Delegation Tips for Leaders - Been using Asana lately with Mrs. DePasquale and thought this was some good insight on delegation
My Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
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