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Friday, May 16, 2008

Goddess of Delegation

One of my downfalls as a manager is that I don't delegate enough. I am the type of person where I just like to do things myself, b/c I can get them done a lot faster and easier if I just do it myself. Also, that way I know it's done right. By the time I explain to someone else what I need to have done, I could have already done it myself and moved onto something else. If I delegate something, I worry that it won't be done right and I end up going back and checking the work that I delegated to make sure it was done correctly. In high school I would ALWAYS take over group projects and most of the time do them myself, b/c I wanted to make sure that I got an A. Well, I've really been burning myself out at work the past few weeks by not delegating. I feel like I work my butt off while other people just sit there and goof around b/c they have nothing to do. Then I get mad and resent them that I'm working and they're not. For the past few days I've been telling myself I am going to start delegating more. Well, after my post yesterday about being the Goddess of something each day, I decided today was the day that I would be a Goddess of Delegation. I had a bunch of papers all over my desk and a list of little things I needed to do. I handed those jobs out to people in the office to do, and I got SO MUCH done and they all did a great job and were also busy all day. I can't even describe the difference it made in how I felt today. It was like a huge burden had been lifted off my shoulders, and I felt like I was walking a centimeters off the ground when I left work today, b/c I was proud of myself and really felt like a Goddess.

3 comments:

Charlotta-love said...

I like that idea!

LEXIE GUYMON said...

WOW, way to go Essa Wee! I am proud of you!!!

Jobi Niu said...

Good Job Lis! you do need to delegate :) I'm proud of you! How ya doin? I totally miss you! How's Autumn? Enoch likes his new job at Jason Lawson's office, it's just gonna take a lil' bit to get up and runnin, etc. and it's SOOOOOOOO FAR AWAY! You're so sweet to me. Thanks for the compliments. Love ya!