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The Delegation & Elimination category focuses on creating more time in your schedule by eliminating and delegating activities. Also included is techniques on how to say no.

If You Can’t Say What Done Looks Like, Neither Can They

2026-05-28T10:44:28-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

“I didn’t realize how vague I had been until this workshop. I thought I was being clear. I wasn’t.” That was Mary Pierce, a business owner who went through the Delegate Like a Pro workshop. She'd been handing work off for years. Her team was good. Her instructions felt clear. But the work kept coming back wrong, and she kept quietly fixing it herself. [...]

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Before You Start a Hiring Process, Ask This Question First

2026-05-07T18:29:54-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

If you have a team member who's doing okay — not great, not terrible — the problem might not be the person. It might be the work. There's someone on your team who's… fine. Not a disaster. Not someone you'd rush to fire. But not great either. They're getting things done — mostly — but work still feels slower than it should when it's [...]

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Your Open Door Policy Is Costing You 10 to 25 Hours a Week

2026-02-27T17:20:49-05:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

You pride yourself on being accessible.You don’t want guessing.You don’t want mistakes.So you keep an open door. It feels supportive. But if your team keeps asking you questions all day, that open door may be the reason you’re still working nights and weekends. Not because your team is incapable.Because you are still the decision funnel. You’re Not Losing Minutes. You’re Losing Focus. You block [...]

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Zone of Genius for Business Owners: The Hidden Cost of Doing the Wrong Work

2026-01-22T16:50:39-05:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

You have a team. You’re paying good people. And yet… everything still feels harder than it should. Projects drag on, and questions keep landing on your desk.You’re stepping in to fix things, clarify things, or “just handle it” so work can move forward. For many business owners, this is a sign that their Zone of Genius - and their team’s - isn’t clearly defined [...]

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Why Delegation Keeps Failing – and the Five Focus Areas That Fix It

2025-10-07T23:39:01-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

You’ve explained what you want. You’ve hired good people. But somehow… it still comes back to you. That’s exactly what happened with a marketing agency owner I worked with. Her team was talented, but her nights were still filled with redoing copy, chasing deadlines, and answering “quick questions.” She thought the problem was her team. After we walked through the Delegating Audit, it was [...]

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The Real Reason You Can’t Take a Stress-Free Vacation

2025-07-08T19:15:27-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

You booked the trip. You set the out-of-office. You gave your team a heads-up and told everyone, “I’ll be offline.” So why’s your laptop still tucked into your bag  -  you know, “just in case”? Why are you sneaking peeks at Slack in the hotel lobby before dinner, right after breakfast, on the beach, even in the bathroom? Why does this still feel... well, [...]

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Why Holding On is Holding You Back

2025-05-13T13:59:27-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

Ever feel like you’re juggling a hundred things, but barely moving forward? That’s the trap of being a “Chief Everything Officer”. It’s the quickest path to burnout and a surefire way to keep your business stuck in the weeds. I saw this firsthand with a nonprofit CEO I worked with. She was talented, driven, and committed to her mission. But she was also buried [...]

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Tired of Saying ‘I’ll Just Do It Myself’? Here’s How to Break the Habit

2024-12-05T16:48:24-05:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

How often do you jump in at the last minute to fix something your team was supposed to handle? It’s frustrating—and exhausting. And it just reinforces that mantra you’ve been mumbling under your breath: “It’s easier if I just do it myself.” But if you don’t step in, you risk missed deadlines, unhappy clients, and rushed work. You can’t keep running your business [...]

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Navigating the Deadline Dilemma: The Art of Delegation and Trust

2024-03-14T16:19:43-04:00By |Delegation and Elimination|

There is a fine line between managing and micromanaging. How do you strike the right balance to support your team effectively, especially during crunch time? I recently heard this question from the owner of a boutique marketing agency. Meet Mary (the owner), and Sarah, one of her key team members. As they navigate a crucial upcoming deadline, Mary is grappling with the challenge of [...]

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The Password Predicament: A Tale of Delegation Gone Awry

2024-01-26T11:43:39-05:00By |Checklists & Systems, Delegation and Elimination|

Today we delve into delegation through a real-life case study. This tale began when one of my clients was going to be unreachable for a few days and needed her assistant to handle last-minute registrations. Typically there are a lot of last-minute questions and they wanted to make sure they had a plan to seamlessly address these if/when the business owner was unavailable. They [...]

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