Do you know who has delegated your business? May 5, 2006
In a marriage, taking the stereotypical view, the husband mows the lawn and the wife does the cooking. While this specific example does not always hold true, I’m confident that those two jobs are tasked to a specific individual most of the time. Both jobs need to be done. Maybe the wife does both jobs, maybe the husband does both, maybe even the wife calls someone every two weeks to get the lawn mowed.
If you are married or in a long term relationship you will know this. If you are living alone, you need to do everything yourself. Once you share with a partner, you automatically begin to split the jobs. You might like to cook, but hate washing up. Maybe, in a few rare cases, you sat down with a pen and paper and actively split these jobs up. Most of the time you just fall into the stereotype.
Most of the time, we don’t really notice (habits are great things). Not until the other party leaves for a while or the relationship breaks up. Suddenly the pile of dirty dishes clogs the sink, clutters the bench, and begins to attract insects. It’s at those times we suddenly have twice the work, and only 1/2 the requisite skill.
What does this have to do with business? Nothing.
It does prime the pump because this behaviour happens in business - and if you think about it is exactly what business does; Delegate jobs.
So the jobs you do during your day - were they chosen for you, by you, or are you just following the stereotype?
Within in each marrige, relationship and business there is usually a hidden delegator. There are times when the delegators in business make themselves known. Here is a hint: When you run into difficulty and don’t know who can help, where do you go for help?
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- Author : Michael
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