Do What You Love – Delegate the Rest
Whatever your job or role, there will always be the parts of it that you prefer to do and others you hate and loathe.
It’s natural!
We all have our preferences and usually that which we enjoy and prefer doing are the things we are best at. It’s common sense.
When we manage others, as we evolve into that role, we find that much is expected of us and so, almost as an act of proving our capabilities, we do as much of the role as we can and let little go.
That is where we lose both our pleasure in the job and also our capacity for delivering a good performance – we do all and find that it brings down our overall performance.
Yet, by understanding our people, we can find that there are some angles best left to and even actively given to others.
So that not only do we ourselves, benefit, but also our people thrive on the responsibility which has been delegated. Because it is an area they enjoy especially and hence are able to do well.
In doing well, they achieve more. In doing less of the things we dislike, we are able to focus more on those areas of our own strengths.
And everyone wins.
Getting the Best from Your People
Enjoying the benefits of truly ‘turned on’ people in your business, makes a huge difference.
They are your lifeblood – your representative in front of the hundreds and thousands of customers you deliver to daily.
Finding out what they need to be successful for you can be more challenging.
But wait!
What steps have you personally taken to get to know then properly? Have you asked them what they need to do their best for you?
Be sensitive and responsive to their needs. Get to understand them as individuals and find out where they are coming from.
It’s not as tough a challenge as it seems!
This simple step will provide you with all the people strategies that work – for all of them.
Many solutions will be easy to do on your part – simple, supportive activities that show you care for them and want their success.
By helping them be better, you will build belief and trust in you as a manager. When it’s a larger challenge, that gets harder, for sure.
So, by using your people to have a positive and constructive input they feel more involved, committed even!
It will be worthwhile – for everyone.
