You cannot micro-manage in this step or you will ruin the delegation process.
This is where you want your leaders to learn to accomplish, innovate, and make the necessary changes without your involvement. You want them to know how to lead and make big decisions that impact the whole organization in a positive way. They cannot do that with you micro-managing the details.
We must give them room to make mistakes, learn from them, and then apply what they have learned. Let your leaders know, that mistakes happen, and remind them not to give up but to learn from them, that is a lesson in leadership.
As you are watching your leaders stumble or sprint through this process of delegation remember to offer words of encouragement. It is very easy and tempting to just point out the negatives and what they need to improve but it is vital that you reward their efforts with positive reinforcement in front of others to show them that you recognize this increase in responsibility that they have taken on.
Remember you are overseeing the project. You are not involved in making the micro-decisions, and running the project on a day to day basis. Step back, and let your leaders lead!
They will love you for it and you will see your strong leaders emerge ready to tackle bigger and better things. One of my favorite sayings in leadership is "I go with my go'ers!" Delegation is a great way to find out who your "go'ers" are.
Tomorrow we will talk about, the lost art of "Inspection" in delegation.
If this has been an encouragement to you feel free to pass it on to someone else.
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Volunteer Leaders need to know that they will have your support behind not just emotionally with an encouraging word, but also with your financial backing as well. You can't delegate partial control of a project.
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