You may not realize it, but you could be slowly killing your company without even knowing it.

Delegating tasks to team members is a common practice in modern businesses. But the way it’s usually done is slowly poisoning businesses from the inside.

As your company grows, you need a team to keep up with the momentum, because let’s be real… you can’t (and don’t want to) do all the business things yourself. That’s a recipe for stress and your eventual burnout.

To help those who need to hand off some of the workload to their team, here are:

3 Quick Tips For Busy Leaders

Quick Tip #1

Don’t just delegate tasks. Delegate decision-making authority as well.

If you hand off a task to a team member without giving them the authority they need to succeed then you are effectively holding them accountable for an outcome that they have no control over.

This will inevitably lead to disengagement and burnout among your team members who feel like their efforts are going unnoticed, unappreciated, or worse off ignored by management.

Empowering your team members with decision-making authority will allow them to take ownership of their work which in turn makes them more motivated and productive because they know what’s expected of them and how best to accomplish those goals.

Delegating decision-making authority to your team members with every task you give them shows them that you trust them to act in alignment with the vision, mission, and values of your organization.

Quick Tip #2

Delegating tasks creates followers who will only do what they are told.

Delegating authority builds strong leaders on your team who have a mindset of ownership, innovation, and creativity.

As a leader, if you have effectively defined the WHY and the WHAT to your team, you don’t have to tell them the HOW. Trust them and mentor them.

You are not the only person that can accomplish the goals.

Quick Tip #3

If your default thought pattern when considering whether or not to delegate something to a team member is “they won’t do it as well as I could do it”, that is a short-sighted, fear-based mindset and you are a weak leader. #toughlove

A strong leader will believe that delegating to the right person will eventually result in the thing being accomplished better than you could have done it.

Yes, there is always a learning curve when someone takes on a new task and the responsibility that goes with it.

But let’s be honest, you probably didn’t destroy any performance records the first time you attempted a new task either. Be a graceful leader and mentor your team members through the new accountability challenges.

I’m interested to hear your thoughts about delegation and accountability. Let’s chat in the comments below.

Remember, everyone deserves exceptional leadership, and you can be that leader!