You surely know that delegating work to others is a excellent and suitable way to save bunches of time, prioritize your own agenda and to concentrate on what are the “vitals” of what you should be doing. Knowing when and the way to delegate well is the secret to being successful at it.

First, what does it mean to delegate? It is when you temporarily allow another to assume an area of your own responsibility. Note, it is a temporary assignment not a permanent one.

Next, are you successful at delegating roles in your life and work? If not, what gets in the way of successful delegation?

Actually, you want to make yourself dispensable. I know, if you are not required to do your job, you’re not needed at all. Why would you want that? Once your boss finds out no one needs you, you would be out of a job.

As counter-intuitive as it may seem, it is exactly the goal you should have.

Have you ever found yourself in the uncomfortable position of having a new important deadline to meet while you are extremely busy? When you really can not be deflected from what you are doing, you better stick to the task at hand.

I know it is highly unlikely you want to make yourself dispensable. I know you are thinking like this because if you are not required to do your job, you’re not needed at all. Why would you want that? Once your boss finds out no one needs you, you would be out of a job. Or, if you are the boss it is even more agonizing.

As counter-intuitive as it may seem, it is exactly the goal you should have.

Have you ever found yourself in the uncomfortable position of having a new important deadline to meet while you are extremely busy? When you really can not be deflected from what you are doing, you better stick to the task at hand.

That’s the time to exercise your delegation skills and get a staff member to help you out! Of course, the situation gets even more difficult if you seem to be the “only one” who can do the new job.