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GOVERNANCE & MINISTRY
by Dan Hotchkiss
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How to Delegate So Things Get Done
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Photo by Nguyen Hung Vu If you are an exceptionally bright, talented, attractive person, you can energize a congregation quite a bit by doing everything yourself. But if you want to make more happen than you personally can lead, you need to learn to delegate. This is obviously true for clergy and board chairs. It is just as true for educators, choir directors, ushers, youth directors, and newsletter editors. Delegation, more than any other skill of leadership, makes it possible to get more done with less of your own time and energy. Done well, delegation gives more people a sense of ownership, making it possible for leaders to take breaks—long breaks like sabbaticals, vacations, and days off, and short ones to ignore your text and email messages while you read or spend time with your friends or spouse or children. Unfortunately, many people—including many, many clergy—lack delegation skills, and cling
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