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Become better at delegating (Part 1) – How to improve trust relationship with your employees? by Bhavin Gandhi

I used to be a perfectionist. I always used to think that….. if I do certain things by myself, then it would be

much better than others. As I matured in my career and took on more responsibilities, it was becoming difficult.

There was one time, when I found myself working over 12 hours a day, and still not be able to finish all the work I

had. At that time, I was managing a team of 4-6 people, and still I was unable to delegate my work effectively. It was

a complete mess and I thought to myself…….I need some help. Thus, I took few leadership classes and attended

few seminars, and implemented few strategies to make my life easier. It had been few years now, and I am again on

top of my game. Hence, I would like to share my experience with you through these series of blog posts. I hope it

helps you to become better at delegation.

Start trusting your employees…….. I know it sounds silly when I say that. But this is the key part in

delegating tasks/work. If you are a ‘Type A’ personality like me, then you would rather do everything by yourself.

And by doing so, you are not only overworking yourself but you are not allowing your employee’s to grow. You can

implement following strategies to establish that trust relationship between you and your employees, before you can

actually start delegating major tasks to them.

One-on-one lunch: Take them out for lunch and talk about their personal lives, their interests and personal

establishments. If you take interest in their lives, they would definitely return the favor by helping you out in

your work problems.

Meet for Golf: Try to find few hobbies which are common between you and your employees. It will help you

to socialize with your employees more often, and it will put your employees in a state where they will feel

comfortable in coming to you if there is any problem.

Provide training: If you don’t trust your employee’s technical abilities to do something, then provide them

the needed training. But your task doesn’t end there. In order for you to be comfortable with their technical

capabilities, you should develop a system where you can review their work/training on a bi-weekly or

monthly basis. This mechanism will give you confidence on your employee’s technical capabilities, so that

you can start delegating few challenging tasks to them.

Morning rounds: I don’t want you to micro manage your employees, but I want you to go to them every

morning and ask…how they are doing. This will serve two purposes. It will convey a message to them that

you are there, if they need you. And second……it will give you more face time with them, which will help you

strengthen your working relationship.

I hope these tips will prove to be helpful in trusting your employees and becoming better at delegating tasks. If you

know any other ways to become better at delegation, then please feel free to comment here. I am always looking for

people’s feedback to improve my knowledge. Thanks. – Bhavin Gandhi

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