Your Small Business Needs to Hire to Delegate and Win

Small business may appear small, but the effort that goes into managing and growing a startup is anything but small. For many CEOs freshly starting out, feeling burned out is just part of the process but it doesn’t have to stay that way. As any business grows, so too should the team; delegation becomes an essential part of business growth.

Smart managers know that delegating begins on a personal level. While it’s not necessary to be best friends with your colleagues and employees, simply understanding their skills, personalities, and even their schedule can guide even the most decision fatigued manager. Most tasks are simple to delegate, for example, accounting or sales rep work will easily fall into their respective departments. These are long-term delegated tasks that most employees understand as being their job. But not all team members are employees- especially when freelance work is so common. Making up about 20% of the workforce, freelance working is an attractive prospect but has its ups and downs with one of the main challenges being delegation.

Whether you’re feeling burnt out as the CEO of your small business or you’re working with a manager with poor delegation skills, understanding how to prioritize your own time is the first step to managing others and seeing a change. Take a look at this infographic brought to you by ScaleTime for more on the nuances of professional delegating, how to exercise those skills, and how to see the results in yourself, your team, and your business.