In my last post, I shared that great leaders are open to regularly giving and receiving candid feedback. Great leaders also regularly delegate.

How do you know if you need to delegate more?

Red flag No. 1: You say things like, “I’m overwhelmed. I get sucked into too many meetings,” or “I’m drained by all of the decisions that I have to make.”

Red flag No. 2: Your ability to unplug can only be measured in hours, not days or weeks.

Red flag No. 3: You don’t delegate a task because a portion of the process is complex or has exceptions.

Red flag No. 4: You once tried to delegate a responsibility and it didn’t go well, so you took the task back.

Reg flag No. 5: You find yourself stuck in a decision bottleneck, leading to inaction on many fronts.

Red flag No. 6: You aren’t happy or fulfilled at work.