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Are you nervous about giving your subordinates too much autonomy? Why is delegation important in leadership? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because a leader can\u2019t do everything herself, the best way to take responsibility for your team\u2019s success is to endow other people with responsibility. However, if you delegate all your responsibilities and assume that someone else is solving every problem, you could be unknowingly steering your team toward disaster. That’s why it’s important to strike a balance between hands-on leadership and delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to find the sweet spot between the two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t Micromanage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Willink and Babin explain that some people misunderstand the concept of radical accountability, using it as an excuse to assume direct responsibility for as many tasks as possible\u2014micromanaging their teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Willink and Babin neglect to ask the question: Why would a leader want to micromanage? Doesn\u2019t micromanagement<\/a> require more work? In Ego Is the Enemy<\/em><\/a>, Ryan Holiday points out that micromanagement feeds your ego<\/a>. Accomplishing easy, lower-level tasks (that you should really be delegating) makes you feel proud of your skills and lets you show off to others.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authors condemn micromanagement primarily because micromanaging your team members discourages them from taking responsibility<\/a> for the broader mission<\/strong>. If your team members sense that you want to control everything, they\u2019ll do nothing but wait around until you give them specific directions. By disincentivizing them from coming up with creative ideas and getting things done on their own, you stunt their personal growth<\/a> and hurt the team\u2019s potential for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willink and Babin assert that any excessive reliance on accountability checks from above is a form of micromanagement\u2014for example, a supervisor in a restaurant whose only job is to ensure that food is being prepared correctly would be micromanaging. Such time-intensive micromanagement wastes the time of your upper-level leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Micromanagement in Codependent Relationships<\/strong>

Willink and Babin argue that when you take responsibility for a task through micromanagement, it discourages others from taking responsibility for it. This same dynamic plays out in codependent relationships\u2014as Melody Beattie describes in Codependent No More<\/em><\/a>, codependents often take responsibility for solving their partner\u2019s problems<\/a>, even if they have to sacrifice their wants and needs to do so. In doing so, codependents harm not only themselves but also their partners<\/a> by encouraging them to neglect their responsibilities.

In contrast, Beattie asserts that in a healthy relationship, each person prioritizes their wants and needs over their partner\u2019s. Just like on a team of professionals, each partner should refrain from excessive \u201caccountability checks\u201d\u2014avoid obsessing over whether your partner is doing everything \u201cright\u201d and micromanaging their behavior. Instead, trust them enough to let them take care of themselves.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Every Member of Your Team Should Be a Leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instead of direct supervision, Willink and Babin suggest a more self-sustaining form of accountability: Every member of your team should feel internally motivated to hold themselves and each other accountable for their work.<\/strong> In other words, on the ideal team, all members would see themselves<\/em> as a leader and accept radical accountability for the entire team\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you make this happen? Willink and Babin argue that the best way to inspire your team<\/a> members to accept radical accountability is to explain how their jobs contribute to the mission\u2019s success. <\/strong>In most cases, the problem isn\u2019t that your team doesn\u2019t want<\/em> to try hard to succeed\u2014they simply don\u2019t see how their effort makes a difference to the team\u2019s overall success or failure. If you make it clear how each member of your team supports the mission, you\u2019ll make it easy for them to care about what they\u2019re doing. This is far more effective than watching over their shoulder 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When You\u2019re Not Managing Enough<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Willink and Babin argue that failing to keep a close enough eye on those working under you can be just as harmful as micromanagement. Don\u2019t blame your team for doing something wrong if you were too hands-off to realize their mistake\u2014that would be denying radical accountability. Instead, be vaguely aware of everything that\u2019s going on in your team or organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Willink and Babin imply that most undermanagement is due to carelessness, but there are other, stronger forces that discourage leaders from objectively overseeing their team<\/a>, like motivated blindness<\/em>. Often, leaders unconsciously turn a blind eye to problems in their organization because they\u2019re secretly hoping that those problems don\u2019t really exist. This is common when evidence that a problem exists isn\u2019t definitive and can be explained away. For example, if a company\u2019s website is unintuitive and ruins many potential sales, but fixing the problem would require a costly design overhaul, the company\u2019s executives might convince themselves that the website is fine, even if experts tell them otherwise.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on the Big Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In discussing leadership and delegation, Willink and Babin do note that some tasks you just can’t delegate. <\/strong>They explain that because leaders don\u2019t have to be focused on any one specific task, they\u2019re uniquely able to manage the big picture. You can see how each of your team members\u2019 tasks impact one another and how well the organization as a whole is accomplishing its mission. This gives you the perspective necessary to make decisions no one else can make. For example, if you\u2019re coaching a basketball team, you may notice that the team is relying too much on one player and decide to make the other players practice without them. The players, focused on playing well, would be too close to the work to notice this issue.(Shortform note: Even if a leader is initially the only one who can make certain big-picture decisions, this can\u2019t last forever: All leaders eventually leave or retire. Therefore, if you\u2019re truly focusing on the big picture and want your organization to continue succeeding for an indefinite future, you must train someone to eventually replace you. In Principles<\/em><\/a>, Ray Dalio<\/a> offers tips on how to train your replacement<\/a>: Allow your potential successor to personally observe your leadership while working under you. Then, allow them to take some of your big-picture responsibilities before making the transition official so they can gain experience under your oversight.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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