Career Success For Accountants

5 Excuses for Not Delegating

  1. It takes too long to train someone else
  2. I can do it quicker myself
  3. I can’t trust someone else with such an important piece of work
  4. Only I can do it
  5. I don’t need to

What else would you add to the list?

About the Author Duncan Brodie

Since 2006 I’ve worked with in excess of 8,000 accountants and professionals in workshops, seminars and one to one helping them land their next jobs and become better leaders, presenters and business partners. Before that I spent 25 years in accountancy climbing the career ladder from Payments Clerk to FD. I’m a CIMA Fellow, Certified Professional Coach and Team Coach Facilitator.

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Joan Henshaw says 19 August 2009

6. People will think I’m not on top of my job / that I can’t cope

7. My staff won’t like it / me

Maybe not so much excuses, but (often unspoken) reasons

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Karri Brennen says 22 June 2010

I am definitly bookmarking this site. Thanks for the resource.

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