Excellent post. As a 2-time founder, I can relate with the expectations of perfection and struggling to let go.
What is your advice on ‘checking-in’ with the work you delegate? One of my mental blockers has always been a (perhaps irrational) fear that we’ll lose 1, 2, 4 weeks if I handover this job to a junior person and they do a bad job (by going down the wrong path, not doing what I asked, or whatever else). Part of me feels like I should check in to mitigate that, but then I’m just that annoying manager checking in. Other part of me feels like I should let them make mistakes, but then… I am losing precious time!
A great reminder that as a manager, I need to give my people space to do the work and grow.
I wonder if Deb read my mind (she doesn’t know me). I’m struggling and getting burned out and thinking to quit from the current job.
Excellent post. As a 2-time founder, I can relate with the expectations of perfection and struggling to let go.
What is your advice on ‘checking-in’ with the work you delegate? One of my mental blockers has always been a (perhaps irrational) fear that we’ll lose 1, 2, 4 weeks if I handover this job to a junior person and they do a bad job (by going down the wrong path, not doing what I asked, or whatever else). Part of me feels like I should check in to mitigate that, but then I’m just that annoying manager checking in. Other part of me feels like I should let them make mistakes, but then… I am losing precious time!
Any insights would be interesting :)
Wonderful piece. Loved it. Especially manager is supposed to help/teach the team members to do their jobs efficiently.