Letting go

Such as when you...

can't bring yourself to retire.
can't stop doing the job you were promoted out of.
can't stop doing your subordinates' jobs for them.
can't leave comfortable habits behind you.
don't delegate without hovering over people.
delegate extensively but only menial, safe tasks.
fail to empower people, insisting that they get your approval for everything.

What are you trying to prove? And to whom?

I'm indispensible. No one else can get it right!

Letting go is hardest if you have only a vacuum to move into.
So, get involved in the new before letting go of the old.
If someone's taking your place, does it matter if they don't do things as you would?
You want people to carry on your work as you would have done.
Just like you want your children to do as well as you did.
But you have to let them go their own way too.
Too much of your identity wrapped up in what you have been doing?
People can benefit from diversification just as much as companies do.
Are you trapped in a vicious circle? You don't give anyone real authority, so they don't feel responsible which just confirms your opinion that no one else cares but you.
Ironically, your attitude is the cause of their lack of interest.
If you feel trapped, maybe you have trapped yourself?
How can you extricate yourself? This means taking risks and living with mistakes in the short term while others shift up a gear. How patient are you?

How badly do you want to move your nose away from the grindstone?

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