I’ve had a couple of clients repeat the age old saying” its quicker to do it myself” this week and I totally understand why they think this is the case, it’s what most of us think right? Because in your mind, not only will the task be done quicker but it will be done right and done the way you want it, but is it really the best course of action for the long term?
No! It’s not and here’s why.
Because when it needs to be done again tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, who will be doing it?
That’s right, it will still be you.
And as a business leader (yes I’m talking to you) with many different roles to do, developing and empowering your people is one of your main responsibilities. Development is linked to growth. Someone who is growing at work will feel much more involved, be inspired to do more and make a better contribution. Failing to develop your people leaves them feeling stagnant, demotivated and as a result unproductive.
And this is not good news for you!
However a growth environment will free you up to focus on what you know you should be doing – the high level, exciting stuff.
And by being a powerful visionary in your company, that great energy will spread through your business environment, and the energy created keeps spiralling upwards, as you get excited, your people get excited, you do more, they do more, results improve, business gets better, you get excited, your people get excited and repeat. Whoohoo!
Who doesn’t want their organisation to have that kind of momentum and energy and growth?
So your thinking is not about how to get through today, but more about how your business will perform tomorrow, and the next day, and into the future.
Change your thinking, change your habits, delegate and develop your staff and start freeing up some of that precious time so you can develop yourself, your business and get your life back.
Think about the future, make your habits align with what you want to achieve and get others to help along the way.
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
I’ve had a couple of clients repeat the age old saying” its quicker to do it myself” this week and I totally understand why they think this is the case, it’s what most of us think right? Because in your mind, not only will the task be done quicker but it will be done right and done the way you want it, but is it really the best course of action for the long term?
No! It’s not and here’s why.
Because when it needs to be done again tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that, who will be doing it?
That’s right, it will still be you.
And as a business leader (yes I’m talking to you) with many different roles to do, developing and empowering your people is one of your main responsibilities. Development is linked to growth. Someone who is growing at work will feel much more involved, be inspired to do more and make a better contribution. Failing to develop your people leaves them feeling stagnant, demotivated and as a result unproductive.
And this is not good news for you!
However a growth environment will free you up to focus on what you know you should be doing – the high level, exciting stuff.
And by being a powerful visionary in your company, that great energy will spread through your business environment, and the energy created keeps spiralling upwards, as you get excited, your people get excited, you do more, they do more, results improve, business gets better, you get excited, your people get excited and repeat. Whoohoo!
Who doesn’t want their organisation to have that kind of momentum and energy and growth?
So your thinking is not about how to get through today, but more about how your business will perform tomorrow, and the next day, and into the future.
Change your thinking, change your habits, delegate and develop your staff and start freeing up some of that precious time so you can develop yourself, your business and get your life back.
Think about the future, make your habits align with what you want to achieve and get others to help along the way.
Jane
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