5 BARRIERS TO DELEGATION
If we look again and remind ourselves of the value and benefits of delegation, as I've illustrated them in this book, then delegating, that is to say delegating and delegating well, appears to be a no-brainer. Nonetheless, just like anything that has such wide-ranging advantages, it rarely comes easily, and the greatest reasons that stop it happening well (or even at all) are barriers which first need to be understood in order to be overcome.
Many of the managers and business owners I speak to about delegation highlight barriers to it and many refer to themselves as ‘control freaks’, that is as being unable or unwilling to let go or share their responsibilities with anyone. And yet, even before I started researching ...
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