What if you got sticky?

I often talk to leaders who feel stuck. They’re really busy and their to-do list keeps growing but they still sense opportunities are slipping away, or big risks are looming. They can’t do anything about it because there is only so much they can do.

So, inside them grows a knot of concerns and half-formed ideas. They can sometimes glimpse what should be happening but they don’t know how to start doing it. Nor do they have the time to figure it out.

Meanwhile, they are surrounded by people, people whose true talents can only be guessed at. But the leader doesn’t ask them for help because the big, vague thing that needs doing is not in anybody’s job description. That’s why it’s not getting done.

These people would probably love to help, but they haven’t been asked.

If this is you, one way of thinking about it is that you need to become “sticky”, meaning people are drawn to you and to your ideas. When you are sticky, people want to step out of their grooves and be part of your plan.

So, instead of being stuck, get sticky. Take time out from strenuously propping up the status quo and start articulating your concerns or your sense of what might be. Tell it to a few people and see what happens.

More here: https://dsabuilding.co.uk/deep-and-deliberate-delegation/