I earlier had a senior team member in my team who avoided delegation to his juniors. I coached him that delegation allows 2 benefits simultaneously: • Freeing your time & energy to focus on the bigger picture, higher level, strategic work, along with, • Opportunity to develop your team & empower them Hence, it allows leaders to multiply their impact and increase the span of work that they manage. It allows leaders to achieve more! Further, it leads to development of the team. Emphasizing the importance of delegation for career advancement of the leader & their own team along with supporting & teaching them how to delegate empowered my senior team member to then take up delegation, which was earlier being avoided by him. #leadership

Here is my personal experience in professional life. Try it out. -Understand the benefits: Recognize the advantages such as increased efficiency, team development, improved decision-making. -Set clear expectations: Clearly define goals, timelines, & resources to ensure successful task completion. -Empower your team: Demonstrate trust, provide autonomy, offer feedback & support. -Provide training & development: Identify skill gaps, offer training or mentorship to equip your team members. -Address resistance: Listen to concerns, provide reassurance, gradually increase delegation responsibilities. -Monitor progress & provide feedback: Regularly check in with your team, offer constructive feedback, & celebrate successes.

Many a time, leaders hesitates to delegate the tasks which leads to the struggle phase in their leadership. One of the reason why leaders hesitates in delegating the tasks is "Perfectionism". The person believes that he knows the tasks and can do it much better than anyone else as per his plan which makes him do all the tasks himself, increasing the workload on him and eventually making him less productive. "Unproductive leader makes the team unproductive". Solution: Dealing maturely and understanding that all the tasks cannot be done by one person, the leader should divide the tasks to the team calculatively. It will not only enhance the productivity of the leader but the team will also learn new concepts and theories of that field.

There are a few key reasons why some leaders shy away from delegating- a) control and b) trust I believe that when leaders gradually let go and begin trusting their team to fulfill their responsibilities, it will foster not only an atmosphere of trust but also greater efficiency. It reduces the leader’s burden and encourages creativity, as team members feel more confident in contributing new ideas. Delegating tasks helps develop future leaders and enhances overall team performance. Empowerment always leads to a more engaged and high-performing team.