I could play this excuse from a tape recorder…

As you know if you’ve read any of my recent blogs, I am in the midst of strategic planning for 2009 with all of my clients.

Inevitably, we get to the discussion of everyone’s responsibilities.  This leads to me asking the advisor’s staff, “so, do you feel like you’re getting the right amount of training from Bob (fill in advisor’s name here) and the answer is usually the same.  “Well, I’d really like to get more if I could so I can take on more responsibility”. 

So, I turn to the advisor and I say, what about it, do you think you should be doing more training? and they say “well, yes but I can do it so much faster myself sometimes” and there it is…the same excuse I hear all the time.  It’s not new, you’re not the first and you won’t be the last.

But when they say it out loud, the absurdity usually rings in their ears.  Seriously, do you hear what you’re saying?  You’re not offering continuing training to your staff because you can do it faster yourself  Okay, just in case I need to say it for some of you…one time, teach them one time and they can do it forever!  Doesn’t that make much more sense? 

Your staff, your fellow visionaries, are your MOST valuable resource for so many reasons.  One of the best reasons is they offer the leverage you so desparately need to grow your business and live the life you so desire.  Isn’t that one of the reasons you become an entrepreneur?

Please call me if I can help you manage your time more efficiently or help you become a better delegator!