Ask these two questions.

1. Where do we want to go?
2. What’s stopping us?

That second step is very interesting. What is stopping us? When you examine the list of what is stopping us, you discover it to be a list of beliefs. They sound like reasons, sometimes excuses, but on closer examination, beliefs.

• We don’t have enough time.
• The person doesn’t have the right skill.
• We don’t trust the person to do it.

Are these reasons, excuses or beliefs? As the list grows longer, it reveals the truth. Most reasons why we don’t take action has to do with the beliefs we hold as managers. To really make headway, we have to look at our beliefs, understand that the reason is ONLY a belief, and that the belief can be changed.

We don’t have time. (You haven’t made this a priority.)
The person doesn’t have the right skill. (They will learn the skill through this delegation.)
We don’t trust the person to do it. (You haven’t set up a feedback system to monitor positive progress.)

It is just a belief. Change it. -TF