I redo my team member’s work
On a weekend afternoon, do you open your team member’s draft at home and end up rewriting it in your own words?
Scenes
- I redo my team member’s work — On Saturday afternoon, do you open your team member’s draft at home and end up rewriting it in your own words? It’s a moment when wanting to help makes you take on their share.
- I can’t let go after delegating — If it goes wrong, it feels like my responsibility. If it’s delayed, fixing it myself seems faster. So even after saying I’ve delegated it, I can’t take my hands off the file.
- My revisions remained before the draft did — At three on Saturday afternoon, I kept revising the draft at the dining table until the original sentences disappeared. By Monday, it was going to be unclear who had made the decision.
- Sometimes help takes away someone’s share — When a leader completes the answer, the team member receives only the result. The process of naming what’s stuck and choosing the next step disappears, making it hard for both skill and responsibility to grow.
- Ask what’s stuck before you revise — Today, don’t revise and send back the file. Instead, write down what they’ve decided so far and where they’re stuck, then return it. Even if the answer is rough, their share becomes visible again.
- Watching over things is part of a leader’s job — Even if your team member doesn’t become skilled right away, the work you delegated hasn’t failed. Rather than stepping in front, watch from within the boundary. That’s the next move.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- 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.
- Every morning, it feels like I have to leave my career behind.
- Even while folding laundry, I find myself going over the reasons for the team’s decision.
- I answered for them again on my way home.