If an Owner/Manager wants their business to grow, they have to learn to delegate. For some this can be difficult. One of the first challenges as a consultant is to support the Owner/Manager in overcoming this invisible obstacle, to free themselves from their mental chains, to let them escape from the « One Man Show ».
In our experience, the qualities that make a good start-up are not necessarily the same what makes a good Owner/Manager. To take this second step towards success requires an ability to REALLY delegate, and not merely pretend to.
some of the many Psychological barriers PREVENTing sme LEADERS from delegating:
- strong competence, leading to perfectionism and obsession with control
- difficulty in accepting that they can « do things differently »
- difficulty in adjusting the degree of control to exert over each individual
- fear of losing some of their power
- fear of damaging the image of their company, or even their own image
- the certainty that they can do everything faster and better than anyone else
- inability to accept loss of quality of deliverables, even if it’s only temporary
with this in mind, our goal is to:
- identify the Owner/Manager’s psychological barriers
- define the type of people who could complement the Owner/Manager’s strengths, and make a coherent and harmonious whole
- define what could and should be delegated
- support Owner/Managers in their decision-making
- facilitate the main management meetings
- change the point at which you decide to delegate, over time
- implement reporting and monitoring tools
- anticipate the organisational structure required to support rapid company growth, 18 months in advance