Delegate it.

Del*e*gate

1.  give task to somebody else
                to give a task to somebody else with responsibility to act on your behalf

2.  give authority to somebody else
                to give somebody else the power to act, make decisions, or allocate resources on your behalf

As cliché as it sounds, managers have a tendency to forget to manage; supervisors, sometimes, forget to supervise.  What’s the number one cause for failing to do their job right?  Taking on more than they can handle; in other words, failing to delegate.  Often times, they lose sight of their most important duty, assigning tasks, responsibility and decision making power out to the team.  According to Mitch McCrimmon, managers who aren’t delegating rationalize that “it takes more time to delegate than do it myself, no one is competent enough or we can’t afford to get it wrong.”  The truth is, delegating leaves you with more time to work on more important tasks, gives your employees growth opportunities and builds confidence amongst team members.    

This week, notice how many times a day you actually delegate something out to your team.  Observe how you feel when you do it and how you rationalize it when you choose to do it yourselves.   Delegate one thing to an employee that you usually would take care of yourself.  

Remember, a SUPERvisor is:

a super advisor. A fantastic, terrific, excellent coach, mentor and/or work guide; a leader – YOU

Take Action:    Delegate

Keep On: 

Supercharge Employees

Interval Train

 Encourage employees to start at the finish line
Setting the Pace.  Establish a speed and standard for production

Talking:  Communicate at all times; your job is to remind your team what they are working towards

Looking back at what you’ve done; evaluate your progress.

Being Proactive rather than reactive

Communicating the vision, state direction, involve and challenge the team to go for it!   

Acting out and aligning your values with your company values and those of your employees.   Walk the talk.

Delivering the VIP Treatment

Being the Expert Extraordinaire

Giving and continue to establish a good reputation

Copycatting the Successful SUPERvisors of your past

Telling yourself that you’re a Super SUPERvisor!
Believing; remember, you’ve made the conscious decision to lead.