Are You Scared of Micromanaging?

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Micromanaging is about backseat driving. It's about checking in so regularly that people can't get into a flow. If you are tempted to take back the project that you've given to somebody, think twice. The delegation is often a piece of micromanagement. And if you are wasting human capital and fulfillment in pursuit of marginal accomplishment, you are a micromanager.

Aaron Schmookler shares practical, hard-won wisdom on how to delegate wisely to minimize time, and frustration.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to get over the resistance to delegate

2) What you need to do before delegating anything

3) The simple trick to ensuring follow through

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— ABOUT AARON —

For nearly 30 years, Aaron has helped people find their intrinsic motivation, their capacity to collaborate, and the fulfillment that comes from harnessing their creativity. As the co-founder and CEO of The Yes Works, he specializes in supporting business leaders who believe that people are their greatest asset to create environments that bring out their best.

Aaron and The Yes Works serve clients across the country and across industries including Microsoft, MOD Pizza, DiscoverOrg, Burkhart Dental Supply, SOG Knives, 9th Gear, and Textainer to make work good for people and people good for work.

• LinkedIn: Aaron Schmookler

• Website: TheYesWorks.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

• Book: Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job (Pocket Wisdom) by Dennis Bakke

• Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chriss Voss and Tahl Raz

• Past episode: 497: How to Prevent Burnout by Shifting Your Focus with Aaron Schmookler

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