I was with a super-talented group of leaders this week.
Between them, they were responsible for multiple billions of Euros of revenue in their fast-growing business.
They lead thousands of people between them.
Yet they struggle to let go of doing the detail.
One person still creates PowerPoint presentations for his business development team.
Madness?
Maybe.
But I get it. It's hard to let go when you have been the expert for so long.
It's hard to surrender responsibility to someone else who doesn't have your expertise.
But you know you have to give them the freedom to succeed.
You need to get out of the day-to-day weeds so you can work strategically to get the results you want personally and need professionally.
Here's the most crucial step.
Let go of the how.
Tell your people what they need to do and when it needs to be done by.
Let them work out how to do it themselves.
Let go of the how.
Remind them that if they need support, they can ask, and you will guide them.
But don't make the plan for them.
And definitely don't create their PowerPoint presentation for them.
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Richard
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