Delegation
So I’m Getting Someone Else to Do My Work?
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Delegation is very powerful.
Yet, for new managers, the process can feel really weird. A career spent as an individual contributor, where one is responsible for tasks from start to finish, feels an entire galaxy away from this new role where tasks you’ll commonly delegate tasks to someone else. It’s especially challenging for those with perfectionist qualities — how will you know the work is being done right?
As strange and uncomfortable as it first appears, delegating is an absolutely essential tool for a manager. Mastering delegation, and thus building your team so that they can expertly carry out those delegated tasks, is the key to understanding and increasing your output.
Why Is Delegating So Important?
