A Simple Framework to Eliminate Bottlenecks and Help Your Organization Make Better Decisions

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If delegation is challenging for you right now as a leader, this simple, proven exercise will help.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is a micro-session with host Jeff Mask, and it’s for any leader who has big goals for the year but way too much on their plate to get it all done. It’s okay to admit it: to accomplish what you need to accomplish going forward, you’re going to need help. You’re going to need to delegate.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in as Jeff walks us through a simple delegation exercise that can make a huge difference for any leader.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Decision Tree</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Without meaning to, leaders tend to be bottlenecks. A lot of things have to run through you for approval. Or you have your team coming to you for questions that seem really elementary and self-explanatory. You know you don’t actually need to be part of every decision or meeting, but no one is clear on who has ownership of what. People feel disempowered and disenfranchised, because they’re constantly coming to you for permission.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeff came across a very helpful delegation framework while reading Susan Scott’s book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fierce Conversations</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. One of her employees shared it with her. It’s called The Decision Tree. Think of your organization as a tree. Trees have trunks, branches, leaves, and roots. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each decision fits into a category. It’s either a leaf decision, a branch decision, a trunk decision, or a root decision. To visualize this framework, imagine 3 columns going left to right and 4 rows going top to bottom.</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Column 1: Decision Type (leaf, branch, trunk, root)</span><