Most business owners think their problems and the solutions live outside of them. In their team. In their workload. In the economy. In the way things keep going wrong or taking longer than they should. So when something isn’t working, the instinct is to look outside yourself: at your strategy, your structure, other people, or your environment. And that makes sense. Those are the things you can see, measure, and try to change. And yet, even when you work on those things, something else is stil...
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Most business owners think their problems and the solutions live outside of them. In their team. In their workload. In the economy. In the way things keep going wrong or taking longer than they should. So when something isn’t working, the instinct is to look outside yourself: at your strategy, your structure, other people, or your environment. And that makes sense. Those are the things you can see, measure, and try to change. And yet, even when you work on those things, something else is stil...
15: Why delegation is so hard (and how to change that)
A New Ambition
16 minutes
4 months ago
15: Why delegation is so hard (and how to change that)
You hand work off. You feel that wave of relief. Like a ton of weight has finally been lifted. And you imagine all the time and mental space you’re about to get back. But then—pretty quickly—you’re frustrated. Because the work that comes back isn’t what you expected. And suddenly you’re questioning their ability… or your own. Here’s the truth: most of us were never taught how to delegate. So when our plates are too full, we don’t really delegate at all—we abdicate. We hand things off withou...
A New Ambition
Most business owners think their problems and the solutions live outside of them. In their team. In their workload. In the economy. In the way things keep going wrong or taking longer than they should. So when something isn’t working, the instinct is to look outside yourself: at your strategy, your structure, other people, or your environment. And that makes sense. Those are the things you can see, measure, and try to change. And yet, even when you work on those things, something else is stil...
