5 Ways Managers Fail at Delegating

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Guilt-based

I went through a phase that when something less-than-interesting arose, I felt guilty asking someone else to do it - so I did it myself. Which is silly because if it's too 'low brow' for the team, why should it be OK for the boss?

Geoff: http://twitter.com/StrykOut

Geoff @ Oct 20, 2009 17:57:43 PM

Great list of Pitfalls

to look out for, Alison! I've shared your list with my readers in my weekly Rainmaker 'Fab Five' blog picks of the week (found here: http://www.maximizepossibility.com/employee_retention/2009/10/the-rainmaker-fab-five-blog-picks-of-the-week-1.html)to share these important items managers must look out for.

Thanks for the great read!

Chris Young of ND @ Oct 12, 2009 01:05:47 AM

Great article Alison!

One more thing to add to the article: I've always felt it's easier to delegate an *established* process rather than a *new* set of responsibilities.

- Lewis, www.SeattleInterviewCoach.com

Seattle Interview Coach of WA @ Oct 06, 2009 00:43:29 AM

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