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Shane Elmore, RN
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Sep 01, 2016
"If you delegate tasks, you are creating followers. If you delegate authority, you are developing leaders." - Andy Stanley
Delegation is one of the best-kept secrets of the world's most productive leaders. There's nothing inherently difficult about delegation -- and it can be applied in any industry -- so why don't you do it more?
I bet I have some idea why. Here's my guess at three reasons you don't delegate:
This blog post can't help you with the first two issues; they require a lot of introspection and work on yourself and/or your team before I can even begin to offer my insights. But if the reason you don't delegate is that you're not sure what the best way to do so is, read on!
It's imperative that you learn the skill of delegation. This is how you grow your team that is bigger than you. If you have high-level leaders on your team who aren't growing, you won't have them for long. Delegation will help you develop your followers into leaders.
If you hire employees with integrity who are competent, then this will work for you. This is not a quick fix or a formula; it's a guide to use as you practice and develop your own skills as a leader. Now go out there and get more done!
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