Coach Andrea’s Intro

This morning I was preparing for a managerial skills training I’m delivering next week on Effective Delegation. One of the key points is knowing to whom you can delegate. The intent is to give the tasks to other people on your team. Steve Straus’s tip this week on Delegating Discipline expanded my viewpoint on delegation. Steve succinctly gives ideas on delegating to people who can easily get you on track by bringing discipline to areas that are not your strength. This allows you to focus on the priorities and passions of your business (and what you’re good at).

Quote of the Week

“Do not run away; let go. Do not seek, for it will come when least expected.”
Bruce Lee

Delegate the Discipline

by Steve Straus

Some people simply aren’t born with the discipline “gene.” Even though they’ve heard all their life that they need to be disciplined if they want to win, they just don’t have it in them. In fact, they don’t even have enough discipline to develop some discipline!

What to do? Try delegating the discipline.

Having a hard time getting to the gym to work out? Hire a personal trainer. Knowing he or she is waiting for you and that the meter is running will help you show up and quickly do the workout.

Is your office messy and you never seem to take the time to organize it? Hire someone who loves to tidy up, organize, and file stuff. You’ll be more effective and they’ll have a blast.

Slow typist? Install a speech-to-text program. Talk away and delegate the typing to the program.

Trying to be someone you are not is futile, exhausting, and, ultimately, useless. It’s like trying to teach a pig to sing. Or a canary to run. You’re going to fail. (And it irritates the heck out of the pig! Or canary.)

Copyright 2009 Steve Straus. All rights reserved. Steve Straus can be contacted at http://www.StrausUSA.com.

Coaching Call to Action

This week consider what’s draining your energy, what’s holding you back and what would give you the greatest relief if you were to delegate it?

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Thank you for celebrating International Coaching Week

What lively conversation we had on Wednesday in celebration of the Twelfth Annual International Coaching Week! Thanks to those of you who participated and made this worthwhile and interesting for all.

You have inspired me to do this again. Watch this section for the next 90 Minutes of Coaching Offering.

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