The role of an effective manager is to move from doing your job to managing your job.

• An essential part of managing is to delegate. Delegating helps people grow, eventually increasing their value to your company.
• Teach, don't tell. Teaching someone how to complete the delegated tasks increases productivity and ensures higher-level results.
• Trust your team as you decide which tasks to delegate. Empowering others to do their best means reminding them how good they are and how much you believe in them.
• Give future-focused feedback. When improvements are needed, give solution-based feedback.

When you have a role of responsibility or authority, such as your business, a leading role at work, or your family, you may try to do everything yourself because you want it done right.

But this could lead to slower progress, inefficiencies and exhaustion.