{"id":563,"date":"2013-01-23T17:38:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T17:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2013-01-23T17:38:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T17:38:17","slug":"five-tips-for-effectively-delegating-work-among-your-small-business-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/five-tips-for-effectively-delegating-work-among-your-small-business-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Five tips for effectively delegating work among your small business team"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you the go-to person when your customers have a problem? Is being on the front line<\/i> for all customer issues starting to hold back your small business growth? It\u2019s one of the problems of small business owners that Inc. columnist and veteran entrepreneur Norm Brodsky talks about in \u201cSidestepping the Needy-Customer Trap.\u201d<\/a> You build your business based on your skills, reputation and attentiveness to customer needs. Now that the business is growing and you need to turn your attention to other matters, clients keep coming back to you to resolve their issues.<\/p>\n This catch-22 of small business ownership is compounded by the fact that today\u2019s mobile technology<\/a> enables you to be available to customers anywhere at any time. However just because you can always answer a call; doesn\u2019t mean you should, especially if you want your business to keep moving ahead.<\/p>\n The answer lies in learning to delegate, which, as Brodsky points out, starts with hiring the right people for the job. Then advise your clients if your team can\u2019t solve an issue, they can always come back to you.<\/p>\n