| Welcome! | | | | family that evening. When he returned to his store, he |
| If you're a business owner or executive who is | | | | expected to see a beautiful shiny bicycle in a store |
| responsible for managing five or more people, you | | | | window. He was shocked to see a crate with the |
| have special needs. You have to delegate effectively, | | | | bicycle still inside. |
| stamp out reverse delegation, develop your people so | | | | He had neglected the cardinal rule of delegation. |
| they can take over some of your responsibilities and | | | | Always ask for a description of what you're |
| be super-efficient with your time so that you can enjoy | | | | subordinate will do. Again this takes a little bit more |
| your family and your life. | | | | time, but gives you far superior results. It also saves |
| If you do not have the skills to do this, your dream | | | | you tons of time. |
| business will start turning into a nightmare -- maybe it | | | | The key to helping your people grow into being |
| already has. | | | | efficient, helpful and loyal is to get their input. Engage |
| Highly successful business owners whose business | | | | them in the problem solving process. Ask for their |
| supports their desired lifestyle know the secrets of | | | | suggestions. How do they see themselves fulfilling the |
| being a great boss. First and foremost, they decided | | | | job? You will be helping them to stretch and think |
| which activities they need to do. Everything else is | | | | better. They will become more self-reliant. Also, if they |
| delegated. If you have the fear that nobody else can | | | | have ownership in the process, they will be much more |
| do it right, you have to overcome that notion. | | | | motivated to make it work. |
| Otherwise, you will doom yourself to be chained to | | | | A wise boss will listen to his worker's suggestions. He |
| routine details. | | | | will allow the worker to do things the worker's way if |
| Next you must choose subordinates whom you can | | | | feasible. You might have a way of accomplishing the |
| trust to do the job right. Start out by delegating less | | | | job that is better. Share this with the worker and let |
| important duties. Take the time to train them to | | | | him decide what he will do. Your worker will have a |
| perform higher-level tasks. | | | | bigger investment in his own ideas. He will work harder |
| You might complain this takes too much time. This is | | | | to prove his right. The whole idea is to co-create |
| minute wise and hour foolish. If time is money, it is also | | | | solutions with your workers. Sometimes, your worker |
| penny wise and pound foolish. Investing time to | | | | will come up with ideas that are better than yours. |
| develop new people will save you huge amounts of | | | | Follow these steps and you will maximize your |
| time in the future. | | | | people's talents. They will become highly motivated and |
| Many business owners get frustrated when their | | | | more productive. You will start to free up huge |
| orders are misunderstood. One owner of a bicycle | | | | amounts of your time. |
| shop told a subordinate to put one of their brand new, | | | | You will be on your way to being a great boss who |
| top-selling bicycles in the showcase window as soon | | | | has more time to enjoy his business, this family, and his |
| as it came in. The owner went home to enjoy his | | | | life. |