How to Delegate Tasks While Maintaining Overall Control with Tarek Hossain | Ep 146
In today's episode of the Master Delegator Podcast, Kristy Yoder is joined by Tarek Hossain, a well-known Coach, Consultant, and Entrepreneur. Tarek shares his humble beginnings in the world of business and his journey as the co-founder of The Double Space & Storage Company. Listen as Kristy and Tarek talk on how to delegate tasks while maintaining overall control in your business for scalable growth.
Episode Highlights:
04:04: The beginning of Double Space company and making the business profitable
09:00: Business is about people
09:15: Difference between working in your business and working on your business
09:33: How and why delegation is important for entrepreneurs
11:15: Hiring the talent that can scale your business
16:58: How to maintain control in the process of delegation
How to Delegate Tasks While Maintaining Overall Control
When Tarek coaches, he always asks his clients, "Are you working in the business, or are you working on the business?" Tarek himself is a fan and believer of delegation. Tarek shared his way of delegating tasks to his team, so business owners who listen to this podcast can grasp how delegation works.
Here’s how he delegates tasks while maintaining overall control of the business:
Setting up clear instructions and objectives - Whether you hire an employee or outsource a task to a freelancer or Virtual Assistant, it's always a good idea to set expectations, goals, and what you want to achieve for them; that way, they'll know what and how to get it done correctly.
Outsourcing or hiring the perfect person - Setting up instructions and objectives isn’t enough to get a task done correctly. Delegating a specific task to a person with specialized experience in their field of expertise is also a good way to make delegation more efficient and effective.
About Tarek Hossain:
Tarek Hossain co-founded the Double Space Moving & Storage Company as an entrepreneur. And as a consultant, he worked as Resume Writer and HR Consultant for HR Connexions Canada. Tarek founded Small Jobs as a specialized business coach for solopreneurs, small businesses, and startups.
Learn more about him here:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarekhossain/
Website: www.hrcxtalentservices.com, www.thesmalljobs.ca, www.doublespace.ca
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