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Making Yourself Redundant Or, How To Stop Being The Bottleneck On Every Little Thing
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I can't do it all
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We need more of me (No loud disagreement please)
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Picking the right thing to delegate
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Keep tabs on where you actually spend your time
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Identify stretch tasks and normal delegate tasks
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Pick something you'd normally feel like you have to do
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Something that's not on fire right now
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Something where there's still slack to work with if it fails
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Picking the right person
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Pick someone who could probably do it if you helped them
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Someone who would learn something from it
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Someone who could one day be doing your job
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Someone who wants to develop themselves
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Letting them grow into the challenge
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Set goals for what you want achieved
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Give a 'starter for ten' [Training wheels option]
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Don't help them - yet - but let them know they can have help
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Check in to see if they're progressing or drowning
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If they succeed, give thanks and feedback
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If they fail, give feedback
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Don't give out something that can't fail
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Pick more than one person
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Talk to them about how you're doing this
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Reiterate that they will be supported
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Know when you're growing your replacements and when you're just delegating
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Regular delegation is fine too
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Making better use of your time is good, but they're not going to learn as much from it
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Setting an example
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"You're empowered, just change everything already"
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People don't believe this until they see examples they can follow - that's where it rests on us
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Bring people into things they'd not normally see or do and next time they may step up and ask
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