Delegation is not just about distributing tasks; it’s about building leaders.
Delegation is not just about offloading work; it’s about building trust and evaluating team members’ abilities. Starting with small tasks can help you gauge their strengths and weaknesses without risking significant project outcomes. These minor tasks should still contribute meaningfully to your team’s objectives. Providing clear instructions and support ensures that your team members feel confident and understand their responsibilities. This approach not only helps you assess their capabilities but also builds their confidence and prepares them for larger tasks in the future.
Take Action: Identify a minor but valuable task that you can delegate to a team member today. Provide them with clear instructions and support, and observe how they handle it. This simple step can help you build trust and lay the foundation for more significant delegation in the future.
Clear instructions is key. With so much ambiguity. Removing as much of it as possible is good I think