This morning my daughter was running a little later than what she wanted to be doing as she was getting ready for school. So, no big deal she goes ahead and ask good ol’ faithful dad if I could make her a snack bag of Cheez-It’s. And so on I go to do exactly that.I know many are reading and saying, “What’s the big deal with this?” Well actually nothing up to this point but it is what tales place after I make the bag.
My daughter of almost 9 years of age come Febuary comes out and ask to see the bag. So of course I show her and then the praises begin. My daughter compliments me on filling up the bag exactly like she would have. She then ask me if I read her mind? She goes on for a few moments all the while building me up for filling a bag with Cheez-It crackers.
Here is where she and I talked some more about this. She just did a fantastic job as a leader in this situation.
1. My daughter after the ask, she followed up later by inspecting the bag to make sure it was what she was looking for.
2. She asked and briefly told me the bottom line of what needed to be done and then left it for me to do. Great delegation.
3. She then inspected what I did to make sure it was to her satisfaction. But she left me creative room to do the job as I felt it should be done. She did not micro-manage me but allowed me to do a job she asked and I accepted.
4. Finally she built me up through giving feedback to me of my job well done. I felt successful and was willing to do it again because of this great experience she set me up for.
There it is, the basic steps we as leaders need to do when involving others into what we are doing.
So maybe this was a little cheesey, but it is a lesson we should be reminded of often.
Thanks to my daughter.
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