One of the things that I find working with my clients is that we often talk about the importance of delegation. Often, my clients share they are afraid to delegate. There are many reasons why we fear delegation; fortunately, there are specific techniques leaders can use to address this fear.

在与客户工作时，我发现我们经常谈论委派任务的重要性。然而很多客户表示他们害怕去委派工作。我们害怕委派的原因有很多，不过幸运的是，领导者可以使用一些特定的方法来克服这种恐惧。

To illustrate the importance of delegation, I offer you this analogy about shoe tying. When we're teaching a child to tie his or her shoe, it's much easier for us to do it for him or her, right? It starts simply enough; we're running out the door because we are always going in a million directions. We say, "Let me just tie your shoe really quickly." It is quicker and more efficient, but every time we do that, we're prolonging the amount of time that we're going to be tying this kid's shoes. If we continue in this way, we're going to be tying this kid's shoes forever!

为了说明授权的重要性，我想用一个关于系鞋带的比喻。教孩子系鞋带时，自己动手给他们系会简单很多，对吧？一开始似乎没什么问题，我们总是很忙，时间很紧张，总想着"让我帮你系一下鞋带"，这样确实又快又有效。然而，每次这么做，却延长了孩子学会自己系鞋带的时间。如果我们一直这样，我们就得永远帮这个孩子系鞋带了！

It's the same thing with delegation. If we don't train our people how to do certain things, we're always going to be doing it for them. The other reason delegation is necessary is because we need to grow the people on our teams. Regardless of your level of leadership, there are people who report to you who need to complete their tasks for you to be able to do your job. When we don't delegate tasks like these, then we are constantly in the weeds when we need to have a 30,000-foot view.

在授权工作时也是如此。如果我们不教会员工如何完成某些任务，那么就总得由我们亲自去做。授权不仅是为了减轻自己的负担，更是为了团队成员的成长和发展。无论你处于哪个领导层级，总会有汇报对象，他们需要完成自己的工作才能让你更好地完成你的职责。如果我们不把这些任务分配出去，就会陷在琐碎事务中，而无法从整体上把控大局。