#478 Why Smart Leaders Delegate: Building a Stronger Team

Join Coach Curl in this episode of the Today's Leader podcast as we explore the critical leadership skill of delegation. Discover why letting go is essential for growth, how to delegate effectively, and the positive impact it can have on your team and business.

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⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Leadership Succession

00:01:19 - The Importance of Effective Delegation

00:02:30 - Steps to Successful Task Delegation

00:03:42 - Trust and Empower Your Team

00:04:47 - Benefits of Smart Delegation

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Way to go, guys. Way to go. Keep it

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going. Good job, guys. All right, Paul, I

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see you. Great job, guys.

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Hey, it's Coach Cole here and welcome to

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the Today's Leader podcast, Building

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tomorrow's best leaders today.

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In today's episode, we're diving into

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another critical skill for leadership

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succession. I'm talking about the art of

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delegation and

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and I guess the little subtopic there is

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about why leaders should let

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go. Because I know that many leaders

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struggle with delegation. Some leaders

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will fear losing control. Others

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believe that they can do the task

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themselves better, faster.

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But here's the reality. If you're not

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into, if you're not delegating,

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you're limiting your team's growth

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and undeniably, your

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own success. So let's look at

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how incorporating better and stronger

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delegation is a game changer for many

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leaders. How to do it the right way and

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the actions that you can take that

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will help you delegate better.

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If you've ever thought it's easy to

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do it by myself, what if they

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mess up?No one

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can do it as well as I can.

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You're not alone. These fears keep

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leaders trapped in the doing

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rather than the leading. But the truth

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is that great leaders don't hold on to

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tasks. They empower their teams to

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take ownership, develop new skills,

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and contribute at a higher level.

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Effective delegation allows you to focus

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on strategic leadership instead of daily

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tasks and getting you out of the weeds.

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And the operational things that are

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happening every day that we love doing.

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Don't get me wrong, I understand leaders

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love doing that. But

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to be more strategic,

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you can delegate more.

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It helps you de develop your team's

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capabilities and confidence. It

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increases efficiency and innovation by

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leveraging the diverse skills that exist

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within your team. So if you're

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overwhelmed, overworked. Or feel

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like the business can't grow without you

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doing everything. You need better

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delegation. And how do you do that?Well,

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firstly, let's decide what to delegate.

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So ask yourself, does this require

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my unique strengths, expertise,

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or can someone else do it?

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Because you should be focusing on high

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impact leadership tasks and

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delegate the routine or the

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operational work. Number two, choose

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the right person. Match the task to

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someone's strengths and their growth

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opportunities. So if a team, if you've

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got a team member that excels at

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organization, let them handle the

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project coordination. Give that to

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them in a delegated task. Let them know

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the expectations, of course, but

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delegate that task to them. Number

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three, provide clear instructions and

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expectations. Be

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S be specific.

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Define success. Define timelines.

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Define key milestones.

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#4 Trust and empower. You've got to

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let go. So give them the

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autonomy to approach the task in

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their way. You've got to resist

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micromanaging. You've got to trust that

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you've set them up for success.

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#5 Follow up and give.

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Feedback. Check in at key

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milestones without hovering over them.

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There's nothing worse than giving

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ownership of the task to someone and

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having their leader on their right

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shoulder hovering, right?It happens.

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It happens in your organization.

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Potentially it's happening with you.

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Offer constructive feedback at those

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review meetings and con and recognize the

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great work that they're doing.

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So let's have a look at what may be a

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typical example in today's business

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world. We've got Sarah, she's a startup

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founder and she was handling

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everything, you know, marketing, finance,

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sales, customer support. She was doing it

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all or attempting to do it all. But

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ultimately she was burning out and

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finally came to the realization that she

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needed to let go. And she started

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by delegating customer support. And she

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delegated that to a trusted team member,

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which freed her up to focus on

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scaling the business.

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And the result from that was happier

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customers, a more engaged team

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member who felt trusted. And

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Sarah had time then to focus on

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the strategic growth of the business. And

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this is what smart delegation looks like.

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So delegation is not about losing

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control. It's about gaining leverage as a

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leader. By trusting your team, you

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create space for growth, innovation, and

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a much bigger impact. So this week's

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challenge, identify one task that you're

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holding on to that you should delegate.

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Choose the right person, provide the

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clear expectations, and let it go.

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Hey, thanks for tuning in to the Today's

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Leader podcast. If you found this episode

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helpful, please share with a fellow

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leader and let's continue building

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tomorrow's best leaders today.