Delegation is one of the biggest obstacles to overcome for both the entrepreneur and the aspiring manager. One may have feelings of insecurity, a lack of trust, or simply believe that “If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself.”
Regardless of the reason people avoid delegating work to others, the fact is this: Enlisting the help of others is the shortest and most effective path to accomplishing big things, to growing your business or to advancing your career.
There is more than one reason to delegate work. Getting the job done, at the outset, appears to be the objective. Other reasons include being able to get more work accomplised yourself, developing your employees and helping them to grow, having some backup in the event that you get tied up. And of course, if you work too many hours, having more time for yourself.
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