Fixing One Critical Delegation Step Ignored Most by Technology Leaders A repeated behavior by technology leaders when delegating work is because they see so many other leaders with this same behavior, feel they don’t have time for this step and
Making Your Team Decision Defendable
Technology leaders can easily become the bottleneck when making decisions when they don’t trust their team to make good decisions. I was that technical leader who didn’t trust the team and as a result, was overwhelmed with team decisions. A
The 7 Disciplines of Authentic Leaders
One of the most painful and expensive issues leaders in the technology industry experience is losing key talent on their team. Not only is it terribly expensive and time-consuming to replace key talent, but it’s also a massive disruption to
Navigating The Delegation Phases
In this episode, I’m going to talk about one of the 7 disciplines of Authentic Leaders. Of all the disciplines, this is one that I find that leaders struggle with the most. But, it is probably one of the most
Respecting Other Team Members’ Time
In this episode, you’ll learn from Agent, and Producer and Performer, Jack Shannon. This is a lost recording of the Authentic Interview Events that I did before I started The Authentic Leader Show podcast. If you go back to the first podcast
Leadership, Stewardship, and Trust
It’s an interview is with the Co-Founder and CEO of BELAY, Bryan Miles. This episode is about: A Purposeful Culture Based on Trust. BELAY is a high end Virtual Assistant company who has been on the Inc. 5000 list four times
Episode 002: An Authentic Interview with Virginia Council of CEOs, Scot McRoberts
Scot has an amazing story including the early days of starting the Virginia Council of CEOs 17 years ago and now growth in Charlottesville. It’s a story anyone with a mission to make a difference needs to hear. You’re gonna
Four Steps to Effective Delegation
Few leaders think of delegation as a process. Taking a little time to think through your delegation beforehand will significantly improve your consistency to efficiently get work done through the help of others. Most leaders will naturally follow many of
Three Questions To Ask Before Delegating
There are several reasons to delegate. But before delegating it’s important to make sure that the work needs to be done. Before doing any kind of work, it can be good to ask a few quick questions. Photo credit: manoftaste.de
Five Reasons to Delegate
Delegation is hard because it sometimes feels like it’s more work than it’s worth. I’ve heard leaders offer a variety of reasons to resist delegating work like: I can do the work better than anyone else can do it. It