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Building a Foundation for E ective Delegating

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The proper mind-set can help you overcome these

common concerns:

• It’s just easier to do it yourself. The thought

of organizing, explaining, and monitoring an

assignment can feel like it will add hours to

the job that you just don’t have. But that’s a

short-sighted view. The comparatively brief

amount of time you spend planning to delegate

will likely be worth it, since over time your

employees will be able to take on more respon-

sibility for structuring and planning their own

assignments. Say you groom a couple of junior

employees to track regulatory changes that

affect your industry. As their sense of owner-

ship grows, your time will be freed up for other

initiatives, such as winning (or ...