Delegation: the practice of turning over work-related tasks and/or authority to employees or subordinates.
Small business owners often have difficulty with delegation for a variety of reasons, from concerns about the abilities of subordinates to long-standing “hands-on” management habits (a common characteristic of successful entrepreneurs). Indeed, “businesses founded on the creative talents of the owner often struggle with [delegation] because the success of the enterprise depends on the owner’s style,” wrote Linda Formichelli in Nation’s Business. But small business consultants warn that owners that do not learn to delegate responsibilities and tasks often end up stunting their company’s growth. Source: USLegal.com
Are you putting in a lot of long days at the work?
Are you working more than five or six days a week? Bringing work home with you? Not keeping up with routine tasks such as updating documents and reports? Not taking the time for yourself and your family? Do you and your family suffer because of this? Have been told so many times that you’re a workaholic that you’re beginning to believe it? The problem may not be an addiction to work. It may be that you need to learn to delegate (or to learn more effective work delegation habits). Think about it!
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