You know the scene:

You’re frustrated with things at work, all you want to do is vent to your friend or partner, you’re in the midst of letting off steam and then they pull the wind out of your sails with “Why are you doing that, you should just delegate.”

Grrr! :-/

If you had thought you could delegate it, you would right? Um, right? Err… Okay, so we need to have a chat about delegation!

In this episode we go through the 5 Delegation coaching cards in the Management Success Cards set and unpack what each card could mean for you in letting go, and using delegation for development, delight and de-stress.

Card 1: What prevents you from delegating fully and openly? Is it trust, confidence, knowledge…  Once you identify what prevents you, identify what next step you will take towards resolving that.

Card 2: Does you boss delegate tasks to you? Think about what they do well/not so well when delegating. What lessons can you get from the way your boss delegates?

Card 3: Delegation includes ensuring the person has all the right resources, decision-making authority, management guidance and support, team support … what’s missing from your delegation process?

Card 4: Are you still doing tasks from your previous role, before you were promoted? Finding it hard to give up some tasks? By holding onto the tasks, consider:

• The impact this has on your team members and their professional development … what are they missing out on?
• What your boss would think of this as part of your own professional development?
• Are you spending time on the right tasks?

Card 5: Finish this sentence: The one biggest advantage delegation give me is…

Grab your free Delegation Plan:http://www.sallyfoleylewis.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Delegation-Plan.pdf

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If your management team needs to D3: Delegate for Development, Delight & De-Stress, contact me to arrange a group coaching or training session: sally @ sallyfoleylewis dot com.