Comments on: If You Want Something Done…Delegate http://wemagazineforwomen.com/if-you-want-something-done%e2%80%a6delegate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-want-something-done%25e2%2580%25a6delegate Resources and Articles for Empowering Women in Business and in Life including Honoring Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:52:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heidi Caswell http://wemagazineforwomen.com/if-you-want-something-done%e2%80%a6delegate/comment-page-1/#comment-1904 Heidi Caswell Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:18:52 +0000 http://wemagazineforwomen.com/?p=1249#comment-1904 I agree. No one can be everywhere and do everything. Need to keep your sanity, especially as a business owner. In families, our kids need to learn how to take care of themselves, cook, wash clothes, shop, balance a checkbook, etc. And as people get older, I think it is a case by case. Yes, someone else may be able to do that one thing quicker, but maybe doing it themselves gives them enjoyment, accomplishment. Other times it is something that truly needs to be done for them. I agree. No one can be everywhere and do everything. Need to keep your sanity, especially as a business owner.

In families, our kids need to learn how to take care of themselves, cook, wash clothes, shop, balance a checkbook, etc. And as people get older, I think it is a case by case. Yes, someone else may be able to do that one thing quicker, but maybe doing it themselves gives them enjoyment, accomplishment. Other times it is something that truly needs to be done for them.

]]> By: Karlyn http://wemagazineforwomen.com/if-you-want-something-done%e2%80%a6delegate/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Karlyn Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:01:44 +0000 http://wemagazineforwomen.com/?p=1249#comment-1893 I delegate stuff to my two teens and hubby all the time, but I'm also sure to do things myself. Some folks have a hard time delegating. I see it in my husband. I think he does a lot of things himself because he wants in done right and doesn't want to take the time to teach someone else. I've talked to him about this and how it can be a valuable lesson to others when he does take the time to show and teach.. especially when we're referring to our own teens. They need to learn somewhere too, just like dad did. I delegate stuff to my two teens and hubby all the time, but I’m also sure to do things myself. Some folks have a hard time delegating. I see it in my husband. I think he does a lot of things himself because he wants in done right and doesn’t want to take the time to teach someone else. I’ve talked to him about this and how it can be a valuable lesson to others when he does take the time to show and teach.. especially when we’re referring to our own teens. They need to learn somewhere too, just like dad did.

]]> By: Denise Landers http://wemagazineforwomen.com/if-you-want-something-done%e2%80%a6delegate/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Denise Landers Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:02:58 +0000 http://wemagazineforwomen.com/?p=1249#comment-1860 There's a reverse side to this which has struck me after spending unexpected hours today with an older family member who seems to be choosing to delegate every detail of her life--get her car fixed, talk to her investment manager, deal with home matters, take her places.... Although she is physically and mentally capable, she is passing off everything onto her sons. They in turn are going to have to be selective in what they choose to take on. Otherwise it is not doing her a favor because soon she will become incapable of dealing with issues if she is not expected to do it. There’s a reverse side to this which has struck me after spending unexpected hours today with an older family member who seems to be choosing to delegate every detail of her life–get her car fixed, talk to her investment manager, deal with home matters, take her places…. Although she is physically and mentally capable, she is passing off everything onto her sons. They in turn are going to have to be selective in what they choose to take on. Otherwise it is not doing her a favor because soon she will become incapable of dealing with issues if she is not expected to do it.

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