The Managers Guide To Letting Go And Getting Away – Infographic

Any manager would appreciate having a team that could work effectively and independently, without over­relying on him or her to answer questions or smooth over minute workflow issues.

However, in many companies, this is simply not the case. Why?

Sometimes, it has to do with the team. Maybe your team is inexperienced at certain tasks and needs some extra oversight.

Sometimes, it’s a question of tools. Maybe your organization hasn’t fully bought into the collaborative software or communication tools you need to work more effectively, so workflows are spotty across a project’s timeline.

And sometimes, it’s your own inability to let go. Research from teamfocus finds many managers have trouble fully putting their trust in team members. As a result, work bottlenecks, team members struggle to clearly understand what it is they’re supposed to be doing, and managers increasingly feel bound to their jobs — at the expense of their own free time.