Do You Own Your Job?

Source: ConvergenceCoaching, Inspired Ideas

The following is excerpted from a posting from the above cited blog:

….true empowerment and accountability come only when each “thing” in your firm is owned by one true owner. Your goal is to establish owners by skill set, the individual’s level, their bandwidth, and their ability to really drive that area forward.

One of the pitfalls of this process is the temptation to allow one person to own too much as this is often a sign that others are not being developed around them and increases a firm’s fragility. If you own too much, you can start to alleviate the pressure by considering the solution of teamwork and assigning some of your tasks to others.

Is there anything you are hoarding because of pride (I can do it myself/I can do it better myself), greed (I could bill all the time on this project if I don’t bring in a team mate), altruism (they are all too busy to help me), or some other reason? Someone on your team may be better suited or have more bandwidth for portions of your list, which benefits you, your firm, and your clients, too.

To read the complete blog entry, click here and read “No Man is An Island,” by Krista Remer, January 14, 2009.

Krista Remer is a consultant with ConvergenceCoaching, LLC, a leadership and marketing consulting and coaching firm that specializes in helping CPA and IT firms achieve success.

From ConvergenceCoaching, Inspired Ideas, http://blog.convergencecoaching.com/.