Delegation Isn't Easy

© CEO Focus 2007
Delegation Isn’t Easy

© University of CEO 2010
We aren’t IBM
Small businesses need to delegate differently
There is no HR Director down the hall

Delegation for SMBs
What works is counterintuitive
Entrepreneurialism vs. Impatience
Quality of staff issues
Cost of Delegation
Betting on Yourself

© CEO Focus 2007
Delegation for SMBs

What works is counterintuitive
Mentality in delegation is ½ the battle
“You do it” doesn’t work
All the textbooks are for Big Business
Leave out key factors
Do it “by the book” and you will fail

Entrepreneurial Impatience
A healthy sense of impatience makes you a great entrepreneur
Flip side of same coin is…….
Also makes you a lousy delegator

Quality of staff issues
SMBs tend to hire less seasoned help
More difficult to delegate to less seasoned staff
Less formal training in small businesses

Cost of Delegation
Mindset: Doing it myself costs $0
Delegating work costs real money……my money

Betting on yourself
All delegation involves placing a bet
I bet I can use the time I gain to make more money than it costs me to delegate to you
Hard to gauge sometimes
Risk aversion
Overly cost conservative

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Delegation Isn't Easy

by Jim Muehlhausen on Dec 16, 2010

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