Lessons Learned from Tina Forsyth about Delegating
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
I work with entrepreneurs every day who are stuck. They have all kinds of ideas and goals for their business but they’re stuck on how to get them done.
An important shift for any solopreneur to make in their business is to acknowledge that you are the CEO of your own corporation which means that you don’t do EVERYTHING.
I read Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Revisited many years ago and the key message that’s stuck with me is that we get into business because of a passion, not to do all the “other stuff”. He uses the example of the lady who loves baking great apple pies and therefore starts a bakery. Truth is she loves to bake but she doesn’t like (nor is she particularly good at) running the bakery, ordering supplies, and managing her books.
To be in business (and last), you’ve got to be resourceful and also delegate that which you’re not good at, isn’t fun for you, and takes your time from doing projects generate more revenue. Otherwise you’ll burn out and potentially not see bottom line results.
As someone very intrigued with delegation I’ve been learning so much from Tina Forsyth’s Top 10 Question series. In these free videos she answers the questions that we all want to know about how to find, hire and work with a virtual team.
The truth is, it’s not always as easy as it sounds.
You can connect with your resources and find and hire people who can assist you with getting things… but it doesn’t always mean it’s going to get done. In fact, if you don’t consider key items, it could really be a disaster waiting to happen. Trouble is, many of us don’t know what those key items are.
This is where Tina’s video series comes in. Tina comprehensively answers the top 10 questions business owners have on how to find, hire and work with a virtual team.
Here’s just a few things I learned from her:
- Where to find virtual team members
- How to work with your team members so they contribute to the growth of your business
- Why it’s important to ‘date’ before getting married to your team members
- What to delegate to your team and what tasks to keep for yourself (and not be a control freak)
- How to get great people to stay with you
I highly recommend watching her videos since she touches on items that most of us may not even think about or realize are critical to the success of finding, hiring and working with a team. Imagine the power, confidence and success you will feel in having people support you and care about your business as much as you do.

