Why Delegating to a Virtual Assistant Deserves a Leap of Faith

If you’re reading this after having read our previous blog post on collaborating with Virtual Assistants as you delegate tasks, you may be feeling either one of two things: motivated or doubtful. That is, motivated to adopt the decentralized team structure or doubtful given the high risk of losing control over your business operations. If it’s the former, awesome! Read on anyway for some extra encouragement. But if you’re feeling the latter, take a deep breath and walk a little further with us. Your feelings are valid, but so are the facts.

Fact: Delegation Increases Productivity for the Business Owner. 

It clears your task list of things that you were doing to run the business and makes room for things you could be doing to grow the business. There are two hot commodities in this day and age: time and energy. Not only should you aim to manage your time wisely, but you must also consider doing the same for your energy. Are you allotting the optimal level of energy to the aspects of your business that greatly require it--leadership, creativity and strategic thinking for example?

Fact: Delegation Promotes Growth within your Team and for your Business. 

As you delegate tasks effectively to people who value the responsibility and happily claim ownership, a mutual trust grows between you and the members of your team. Mutual trust fosters greater internal efficiency, and greater internal efficiency fuels business growth. This, we submit, is hinged on who you select to be a part of your team. You want members who are able to collaborate with you in pursuing your vision, as opposed to people who cannot move or think beyond marching orders. 

Considering which functions you could potentially delegate? Browse through them here.

Fact: Delegation makes Room for Opportunities to Innovate. 

Dear business owner, delegating tasks among your team members frees up the space you need to think about Big Picture items that are aligned with your long-term goals such as (but not limited to) product development, design innovation, or process improvement. In other words, it allows you to get your nose out of the nitty-gritty details so that you can spend more time and energy brainstorming on ways that your business can continue to add value and make a greater positive impact for your customers. All the while simultaneously driving up sales and internal growth, of course. 

Still with us? All this to say that while your fears are definitely valid, the facts make taking a leap of faith even more so. Granted, you will likely lose some control as you delegate, but with the right team in place, this shouldn’t be a cause for much concern--especially when you’ve got experienced VAs onboard, might we add.

Picture this: internal efficiency, room for creativity, shared success, mutual satisfaction, viable growth, and solid value proposition. These are a few choice fruits of effective delegation. Ready to start sowing the seeds? Click here, and share your thoughts with us!