Play the game like baseball |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015 05:19 PM |
The manager of a baseball team can’t play all nine positions – and even if he could, he couldn’t handle them all at the same time. In order to maximize all the talent of the team, he can’t be one of the players because his job is to manage and delegate. In the green industry and every kind of business for that matter, company leaders often want to be the pitcher and play short stop and then switch over to first base. Sometimes they like doing these jobs and hold on to them because they get a kick out of being short stop. But like the baseball manager, they need to delegate, train and trust the whole team to play the game to have a good season. What holds people back from delegating? Here are 4 common reasons why owners and managers won’t let go:
On the other hand, if you’ve got a season full of games staring you in the face, you can wreck your success by not letting go. Here’s what delegating can do for you – and the team:
Here are the steps to letting go:
Let go – have a winning season - and take your new team out to the ball game to celebrate. Excerpted with permission Tom Borg Consulting, LLC. Read more in this issue of Colorado Green NOW: |