December is the Best Time to Delegate

December is the best time to delegate because everyone wants to take a vacation.

And vacations are the best opportunity to delegate tasks.

Let’s face it. It’s tougher to do someone else’s work when they are standing there watching you do it.

Here are 2 ways to empower your team during December:

It’s abdicating to dump all your work into a colleague’s lap.

It’s delegating to teach a member of your team to handle one aspect of your job while you are out of town.

Tip 2: Friday instead of Monday

I had two teachers junior year in high school.

First semester all our papers were due on Monday. So I worked all weekend.

Second semester all our papers were due on Friday. So I worked all week and had the weekends off.

Which approach does your business use?

Which approach will you use this holiday season?

What will you delegate during your holiday vacation?

Posted on December 10th, 2009 in Delegating, Teamwork | No Comments »