[totters_traders]

to all those who own or manage companies - do you find that you do most of the work yourself or do you delegate to employees, and those who delegate what do you do besides making sure its all getting done ??

[rogercbryan]

Good question. The ability to delegate is what allows a company to go from a start-up to a successful company. The goal is always to make your company bigger then yourself. What that means is that if you were to leave the company tomorrow would the company survive? If the answer is no then you need to delegate more. This is a tricky topic and I’m in no way an expert. My company is two years old and I have 11 employees so I’m still in the process of setting up systems to delegate a lot of what I do. It takes time and yes you have to check up on everything that your staff does. Finding people you can trust isn’t always easy either.

[jrperina]

I run a startup which is almost 2 years old also with just 4 employees, it is an internet business so my main focus is to build systems which are 100% automated vs having to delegate anything. Our company is in West Africa where it is often difficult to find qualified staff, so this has become a necessecity. Basically, my staff does manually what I haven't yet been able to automate.

This doesn't help though in the actual system building...

[latinolive]

Excellent question. Unfortunately, I have found that as a small business I usually do everything myself. However, now that I am growing and can afford employees, I am quickly delegating. I just went to a conference a few weeks ago and heard of a company of attorneys that are putting a new product line on the market as to a small business kit reference. Sounded different from other products on the market so I opted in to the website for free "how to" articles. Not sure whether it will be worth it or not but free. So, will keep you posted. Anything to help as I grow would be helpful. Company is Business Start Up - Start Your Own Business

[CASimmons]

A good book to read for entrepreneurs and small business owners is The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. He talks about outsourcing your life and the "New Rich".

I've only implemented a few of his techniques so far but those things that I would usually have to hire employees for I now outsource for much less than it would cost to staff my business. Not to mention the time savings.

[hugh009]

Read Timothy Ferris' book the Four Hour Work Week to see how he handles delegating! AWESOME!

[totters_traders]

ill buy it tody off ebay, unless someone has the ebook

[babyjoy214]

Hello!
I was the assistant manager on our small family business and my dad as the general manager.. He delegates work but still ends doing everything himself.. he's the type that makes sure everything is ok, turning out he'll be doing it himself..