Clearing The Load
In this series of executive coaching articles, we have talked about several of the challenges senior business people face on a day-to-day basis. Do these two challenges sound familiar to you?
Challenge #7: “I know I’m not delegating as much as I probably should, but…”
As a leader of an organisation, let’s face it: you can’t do it all yourself. So, you know you have to delegate, and you do genuinely try. But lately, you’ve found your to-do list getting longer: you spend most of your time in back-to-back meetings, your normal workday has extended to 12+ hours, and you’re working weekends just to catch up. If this is the case, you’re probably not delegating enough.
Most senior managers know they need to delegate as much as possible so they can decrease their workload and focus on higher-level responsibilities. “Definitely, Brenda,” many senior managers say, “I want to delegate more, but…” Then, they may fill in the blank with one of the following statements. Do any of these sound familiar?
