Comments on: 4 “Easy” Steps To Delegating

By: location corse

location corse — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:56:36 +0000

hey vous j’aime bien ce post mais la location corse est mon objectif avant tout.

By: 5 Reasons Leaders Tend to Micromanage | Ron Edmondson

5 Reasons Leaders Tend to Micromanage | Ron Edmondson — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:18:40 +0000

[...] you need help, read my post on 4 easy steps to delegation HERE.) The important thing for a leader to do, if he or she wants to see the organization flourish, is [...]

By: ronedmondson

ronedmondson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:29:42 +0000

You have just described my worst nightmare of being in the second chair. I hate responsibility without authority or leaders that refues to delegate. You are a much more patient person than me! It honestly takes a better leader at times to be a second chair leader. (That's a good idea for a blog post…BTW…I may consider it.)

By: SecondChair

SecondChair — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:24:09 +0000

As a second chair leader much of what I do from day-to-day is assigned to me. What's frustrating is how often I will work on a task only to find that my boss already did it himself! Or when I have generally assigned duties like "communications" but he won't let me help him develop communication pieces or he edits minor details ("use March instead of 03" when stylistically the "03" was the right choice). It's hard working for someone who does not delegate well. It can sabatoge the organization and halt growth since everything has to pass through him. For example, all paid staff report to him – even clerical and custodial staff.

By: Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:44:41 +0000

Mason maybe I never grew up fully but I’ve always lived in the thought process of your generation, even in Algebra class when the teacher told me I had to complete it her way even though I had the right answer.

I am a collaborative leader, so I try to give the vision away and I’m fine if the end product I delegated looks different. One of the links in this post points to a post about giving away the vision. Totally agree. Good thoughts

By: Mason Stanley

Mason Stanley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:36:28 +0000

The problem with not wanting to know how, is that a leader has a set way of how they want it done. So when you do it in a way a leader didn't want it done you hear about it. After a while you end up asking how because you know it matters and your own how is not what they want from you, even though they delegated it to you.

By: Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:56:48 +0000

At least you are aware of and honest about the issue

By: Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:13 +0000

I love this Mason. And I love what your generation (my boys are there) brings to the table. You will be an amazing leader. Thanks!

By: Keep God First

Keep God First — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:44:11 +0000

Great advice for parents, too.

By: Mason Stanley

Mason Stanley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:07:58 +0000

I'm 26 and my generation wants to know "why" (vision). I don't want to know how you would do it (details) unless you feel I really don't understand what you want (which is why the art of casting vision is so important). Or unless I'm at an impass and I'm looking for an idea to be a catalyst to my own creation.

Your vision is for something better, therefore our vision is for something better. Since better is an objective word it is difficult for us to partcipate in something we don't really believe is better. Had the vision for a better search engine stoped with Yahoo, Google would have never been formed.

In a class room for college students that doubles as a classroom for older adults a message was jokingly written on the white board: "We own your future." Leaders can either squash inspiration and creativity or they can empower through vision and delegation. But either way, my generation owns the future. How are you going to empower us?

BTW: your blog is a great investment. I very much appreciate it.