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Having
difficulty 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!
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- 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?
All
pages written by Mitch
McCrimmon, Ph.D. and copyright © Self Renewal Group 1996-2008
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