The Boss of You

They say to write what you know, so I’ve made another con­tri­bu­tion to my “HR for the Self-Employed” series (part of the larger Biz Ladies series) over at design*sponge on the sub­ject of delegating.

I suck at del­e­gat­ing. But I’m try­ing hard to learn how to do it well! And I’m a firm believer that it is crit­i­cally impor­tant for entre­pre­neurs to learn this skill — per­haps espe­cially those of us in cre­ative pro­fes­sions. So, here are a few of the lessons I’ve learned that make it fun and easy (or at least, more fun and easier) to ask for help: The Con­trol Enthusiast’s Guide to Del­e­gat­ing.

(By the way, “con­trol enthu­si­ast” is Joss Whe­don’s phrase. He says he doesn’t like the term “con­trol freak,” but he’s happy with “con­trol enthu­si­ast.” I dig that.)

P.S. I’ve just noticed that Grace also posted Part Three in my series: “That Magic Moment: When to Make Your First Hire” (inspired by a com­ment posted here… so if you have burn­ing HR-related ques­tions — even if you’re your only employee — please leave them in the comments!).