Holistic delegation is a meta-skill
When I started unpacking the concept of regular delegation this month, I thought that I would write about just the act of giving someone something to do.
That is regular delegation.
Simple enough. However, there is more than that.
Great leaders recognize the action around the transaction as well. That regular delegation pales to “holistic delegation,” which is delegating which considers all other concerns.
Even before you give someone something to do, there are things to consider:
- How are you going to explain the why? We aren’t robots, treating people like they are is a surefire way to mediocre work.
- What needs to happen with the team to make sure they have a chance of getting things done? The last thing you need is a project that is dead on arrival.
- Where is their skin in the game? Threatening them with the stick won’t get your best out of people.
These questions sound like a lot of work, and they are. That’s why the focus is always important. Doing high leverage work is your leadership balance. Everything else has to fall to the side to even attempt holistic delegation.
Holistic delegating is a meta-skill. The good news is, leveling up any one of those things makes the rest doable.
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