{"id":2980,"date":"2013-09-09T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2013-09-09T10:13:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T14:13:00","slug":"delegate-but-don%e2%80%99t-abandon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completemarketingsystems.com\/cms\/delegate-but-don%e2%80%99t-abandon","title":{"rendered":"Delegate But Don\u2019t Abandon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Most business owners learn very early on that they need to delegate, and most need to delegate more business responsibility than they do.\u00a0 When you start delegating and your business grows, the challenge becomes how to delegate without abandoning your responsibilities.<\/p>\n

There is a line that all business owners walk, where you want to delegate, but you\u2019re a bit afraid to \u2013 especially at first, because you think no one else can do things as well as you can, or you simply are afraid things won\u2019t get done at all if you don\u2019t do them.<\/p>\n

Just the opposite is true.\u00a0 When you have a team you can delegate work to, it frees your time up to do other things in your business.\u00a0 You can focus your attention on the bigger picture, the things that grow your business even more.<\/p>\n

Hiring a team affords you the opportunity to delegate, and leverage your business.\u00a0 But, the thing you don\u2019t want to do is delegate and then never look at those things again.<\/p>\n

Remember, when you delegate things to your team, you still have to have systems in place to make sure what you\u2019re delegating is getting done and getting done properly.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have systems in place to follow up on the things you\u2019ve delegated it\u2019ll cost you time, energy, money, and in some cases a lot of frustration.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter whether you\u2019re delegating things dealing with the finances in your business, customer care, or how to handle leads as they come into your business, or if you\u2019re delegating related to your management systems, you have to have checks and balances in place.\u00a0 As the business owner, you\u2019re the one who is ultimately responsible for the outcomes in your business.\u00a0 You\u2019re the one who is ultimately responsible for the success or failure of your business.<\/p>\n

Now, are things still going to happen?\u00a0 Yes, things are still going to fall through the cracks, there are going to be mistakes made, but if you have systems in place with checks and balances, you\u2019re going to be able to fix those things before they become bigger problems, and they cost you a lot of money and energy.<\/p>\n

So, delegate to your team, but remember that ultimately it\u2019s your business and you\u2019re responsible for what happens in your business.\u00a0 Set systems of checks and balances so you can spot check the things you\u2019ve handed over to other people to handle, and you always know what\u2019s happening in your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most business owners learn very early on that they need to delegate, and most need to delegate more business responsibility than they do.\u00a0 When you start delegating and your business grows, the challenge becomes how to delegate without abandoning your responsibilities. There is a line that all business owners walk, where you want to delegate,…<\/p>\n

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