Comments on: If you trust people more, you’ll have a lot less to do. And my lessons learned http://www.technotheory.com/2008/04/trust-people-and-get-more-done/ Time-saving reflections on lifehacking, social media, and technology. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Jared Goralnick http://www.technotheory.com/2008/04/trust-people-and-get-more-done/comment-page-1/#comment-20998 Jared Goralnick Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:09:29 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/?p=170#comment-20998 Thanks, Bob and Clay, for the compliments :-) Don, you always have such keen insight--thank you for sharing. I looked up your Rule of 46, and <a href="https://80-20producercoaching.com/default.cfm" rel="nofollow">this</a> was all I've come up with. I completely agree on your other point, as well--there's something for our ego about keeping responsibility for ourselves...but it doesn't do us any good. Thanks, Bob and Clay, for the compliments :-)

Don, you always have such keen insight–thank you for sharing. I looked up your Rule of 46, and this was all I’ve come up with. I completely agree on your other point, as well–there’s something for our ego about keeping responsibility for ourselves…but it doesn’t do us any good.

]]> By: Don Grauel http://www.technotheory.com/2008/04/trust-people-and-get-more-done/comment-page-1/#comment-20994 Don Grauel Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:06:26 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/?p=170#comment-20994 Great post. A coach I subscribe to uses a method to free up time so he can devote it to High Leverage Activities, called "The Rule of 46." Essentially, it says that if you eliminate or delegate 5% of what you do each month for 12 month's you will free up 46% of your time....that's a lot of leverage! For me, the first step was doing exactly what you described - give people a chance to impress you. The second step was realizing that I am part of the problem. I quickly recognized (but continute to struggle with) that being the "all omnipotent" problem solver gives my ego a short boost but doesn't do anything to empower my staff. Great post. A coach I subscribe to uses a method to free up time so he can devote it to High Leverage Activities, called “The Rule of 46.” Essentially, it says that if you eliminate or delegate 5% of what you do each month for 12 month’s you will free up 46% of your time….that’s a lot of leverage! For me, the first step was doing exactly what you described – give people a chance to impress you. The second step was realizing that I am part of the problem. I quickly recognized (but continute to struggle with) that being the “all omnipotent” problem solver gives my ego a short boost but doesn’t do anything to empower my staff.

]]> By: Clay Collins | The Growing Life http://www.technotheory.com/2008/04/trust-people-and-get-more-done/comment-page-1/#comment-20913 Clay Collins | The Growing Life Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/?p=170#comment-20913 Sound advice from a savvy business owner. Keen observations. Great job. Sound advice from a savvy business owner. Keen observations. Great job.

]]> By: Bob http://www.technotheory.com/2008/04/trust-people-and-get-more-done/comment-page-1/#comment-20911 Bob Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:50:44 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/?p=170#comment-20911 You make some very good points about trust and delegation too. A business of one isn't going to go very far. You make some very good points about trust and delegation too. A business of one isn’t going to go very far.

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