I think again about the work I delegated while driving.
I think again about the work I delegated, even when I’m stopped at a light. Sometimes, even after sharing the responsibility, the final check still feels like…
Scenes
- I keep thinking about work I delegated — Even after I delegate work to a teammate, when I stop at a light while driving, I think first about how it’s going. I’m not sure how much to ask.
- I think first of what to ask — After I send a message, I find myself rewriting the question I’ll use to check on progress. I delegated the work, but it still feels like I have to make the final call.
- My teammate brings a draft — In the meeting, my teammate shows me a draft. We haven’t set clear criteria, so neither of us knows how much to revise.
- Authority and responsibility are defined by clear criteria — In leadership coaching, you decide together what to delegate and what decisions the teammate can make. Without clear criteria, the teammate waits for approval, and the leader ends up taking the work back.
- Write down when you’ll check in — Choose one task you’ve delegated. Write down what your teammate can decide and when you’ll check in together. Clear criteria make it easier to know what can wait until the next check-in.
- Delegated work can move forward again — The boundaries may not be clear from the start. When you check in next, look together at where things got stuck, and the scope of the delegated work can gradually become clearer.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- It’s true, but on my way home, I keep rephrasing it.
- Even grocery shopping makes everything I need to do today feel urgent.
- Every Sunday night, I rewrite what I’m looking for.
- I open the handover file before bed.
- At a red light, I think of what I’m good at in my work.
- The day before an important meeting, I swallow my words again.
- It feels like I’m giving up my career.
- When a request comes up in the group chat, I reply first.