“I don’t know,” Julio replied. “I try to delegate as often as I can, but it always ends up, back in my lap.”
“Does it seem like you delegate things to your team on Monday and then your team delegates back to you on Wednesday?” I asked.
“I never thought about it that way, but you’re right. They get stuck with a problem, come to me for help, and before you know it, they are out the door with the project on my desk.”
“How does that happen?” I smiled.
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Here are some comments –
- You are absolutely dead-on regarding the importance of picking the right person for the right task.
- It is amazing to hear the stories of people who “light up” when given the opportunity. Many managers harbor some fear about challenging their team members, but in the end, the fear melts away.
- Your discussion about picking the right person for the right task got me thinking about the right task. It already has me rethinking the rest of my team and what delegations would give them the opportunity to develop themselves.
- You have discovered the power of asking questions to draw people into the task and the results of the task (for better or worse). You also stumbled on the importance of follow-up. Failing to follow-up will kill a project.