As an entrepreneur I have done most things in my businesses. Many I should not be doing \u2013 but it\u2019s a nature of start-up. Back to that list of „famous wisdom“ \u2013 the quicker you work yourself out of most jobs \u2013 the better. However, again \u2013 entrusting in someone else is extremely hard to do. Enter micromanagement and bad culture if you don\u2019t. So here is how my 80% rule works. For any given job function or task or requirement, be willing and accepting that no one will do it as good as you (you get it \u2013 you may suck at \u201cit\u201d but in the mirror you are the best cause it\u2019s your way\u2026 cough cough \u201cpride\u201d \u2026.cough). Once you deal with this \u201crealization\u201d \u2013 tell yourself, no \u2013 convince yourself that if they do it 80% as good as you \u2013 it\u2019s a win in the books. Exceed that magic 80% \u2013 and it\u2019s a championship! I get that this is ripe with complications and challenge and imperfections \u2013 but it helps me to understand that others can do other jobs (things) better than me. But my brain needs that \u201cmechanism\u201d to allow empowerment and entrusting to happen; and the results that come with it.<\/p>\n
It works for me – it may work for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n Great people will do great things \u2013 let them. I use my 80% „mind trick“. Try it if you are struggling with this. Is what your doing right now where you should be spending your time. Give it to someone else with clear guidance and expectations, mentally craft that 80% and move over. My 80% rule may work, maybe not – but it may lead to something that works for you. Either way \u2013 as a leader you absolutely need to focus on bigger things. Great team members will excel at the rest if you let them. Entrust. Empower. Thoroughly communicate \u2013 and then get out of the way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How many different sayings are there about talent and the right people. From Jim Collins telling us to have the right people on the bus, to Jack telling us to cull the bottom 10%, to the late great Steve Jobs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.retailsystem.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/steve-jobs-1.jpg\")
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