Comments on: Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rock Your Day http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-2896 Rock Your Day Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:11:38 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-2896 [...] sweat and tears that went turning what I wanted into a great-looking theme.  Bonus thanks to Jonathan Fields for this post, which I sorely needed during the design [...] [...] sweat and tears that went turning what I wanted into a great-looking theme.  Bonus thanks to Jonathan Fields for this post, which I sorely needed during the design [...]

]]> By: Popular Fidelity » Biz & Money » Delegating Responsibilities, AKA Let Your People Work http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1999 Popular Fidelity » Biz & Money » Delegating Responsibilities, AKA Let Your People Work Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:03:02 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1999 [...] A good friend of mine is a total control freak.  She’ll fret over every single minute detail of everything, from dinner arrangements to business plans.  I keep telling her to relax and not worry so much, but that just makes her worry about worrying so much.  It’s a vicious circle.  The hardest thing in the world for some people to do is delegate responsibility, but it’s one of the things you have to learn how to do in the business world, or you’re going to run yourself ragged trying to do the work you hired others to do. [...] [...] A good friend of mine is a total control freak.  She’ll fret over every single minute detail of everything, from dinner arrangements to business plans.  I keep telling her to relax and not worry so much, but that just makes her worry about worrying so much.  It’s a vicious circle.  The hardest thing in the world for some people to do is delegate responsibility, but it’s one of the things you have to learn how to do in the business world, or you’re going to run yourself ragged trying to do the work you hired others to do. [...]

]]> By: Tibi Puiu http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1795 Tibi Puiu Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:21:36 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1795 I think the main idea here is trust and if you don't have at least a few people around you that you can trust with some of your more pressing, day to day responsibilities, then you're pretty much lost. Personally, I'm a very trustful dude, which from my experience is both bad (damn scams) and good; I guess it's up to each individual. I think the main idea here is trust and if you don’t have at least a few people around you that you can trust with some of your more pressing, day to day responsibilities, then you’re pretty much lost. Personally, I’m a very trustful dude, which from my experience is both bad (damn scams) and good; I guess it’s up to each individual.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1793 Jonathan Fields Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:55:18 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1793 @ Shana - tell me about it, I am the same way. I think a lot of people are in the same boat. I write this post, in part, to shake myself into delegating a little of what's on my plate right bow. It's the entrepreneur's dilemma! @ Shana – tell me about it, I am the same way. I think a lot of people are in the same boat. I write this post, in part, to shake myself into delegating a little of what’s on my plate right bow. It’s the entrepreneur’s dilemma!

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1792 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:23:10 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1792 @ Shana - I think you may enjoy this post about <a href="http://menwithpens.ca/handling-perfectionism" rel="nofollow"> handling perfectionism</a>. You're going to burn out if you keep trying to handle it all yourself, though I'm sure you know that! @ Shana – I think you may enjoy this post about handling perfectionism. You’re going to burn out if you keep trying to handle it all yourself, though I’m sure you know that!

]]> By: Shana Albert http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1786 Shana Albert Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:55:26 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1786 I am terrible at delegating, Jonathan. I'm a perfectionist. If I can do something better myself.... why would I give it to someone else? Well, that's how my mind thought for years and tries to continue thinking that way. But, the truth is that now I am so overwhelmed and stretched so thin that I don't think I can possibly to it ALL myself and certainly not better than others. If I continued that mindset there is no way than any of my businesses would grow. I would be fibbing to say that I don't feel that way anymore.... but I fight the thought. Excellent post as always. :) Shana I am terrible at delegating, Jonathan. I’m a perfectionist. If I can do something better myself…. why would I give it to someone else? Well, that’s how my mind thought for years and tries to continue thinking that way. But, the truth is that now I am so overwhelmed and stretched so thin that I don’t think I can possibly to it ALL myself and certainly not better than others. If I continued that mindset there is no way than any of my businesses would grow. I would be fibbing to say that I don’t feel that way anymore…. but I fight the thought.

Excellent post as always. :)

Shana

]]> By: Elizabeth Able http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1761 Elizabeth Able Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:55:25 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1761 How true: The more we care, the more we suck at delegating. At the beginning, too much delegation is a bad thing, not because helpers aren't helpful, but because there's no better way to learn than getting into it up to the elbows. I want to know how to do up-to-elbows *and* delegate. How true: The more we care, the more we suck at delegating.

At the beginning, too much delegation is a bad thing, not because helpers aren’t helpful, but because there’s no better way to learn than getting into it up to the elbows.

I want to know how to do up-to-elbows *and* delegate.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1757 Jonathan Fields Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:03:38 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1757 @ James - so, did it kick in yet? ;-) @ Hayden - yeah, things like this become that much more complex when we bring family relationships into the mix and all the emotion that goes along with this. @ Flora - That's how it starts, one little thing, test it out, then another. @ Shiela - Ok, the winner goes to...actually, there's a bit of gray area about this quote. As it is written, it comes from Jeffrey Fox's 2002 book. BUT, it's really based on a quote by legendary ad-man, David Ogilvy, in his 1963 book, Confessions of and Ad-man. @ James – so, did it kick in yet? ;-)

@ Hayden – yeah, things like this become that much more complex when we bring family relationships into the mix and all the emotion that goes along with this.

@ Flora – That’s how it starts, one little thing, test it out, then another.

@ Shiela – Ok, the winner goes to…actually, there’s a bit of gray area about this quote. As it is written, it comes from Jeffrey Fox’s 2002 book. BUT, it’s really based on a quote by legendary ad-man, David Ogilvy, in his 1963 book, Confessions of and Ad-man.

]]> By: Sheila Martin http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1747 Sheila Martin Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:07:38 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1747 Jeffrey Fox! And, Jonathan, that quote reminds me of my all-time favorite book title, by another great ad man, RadioShack's Lewis Kornfeld: "To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like a Cheese" Jeffrey Fox!

And, Jonathan, that quote reminds me of my all-time favorite book title, by another great ad man, RadioShack’s Lewis Kornfeld:

“To Catch a Mouse, Make a Noise Like a Cheese”

]]> By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1746 Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:51:50 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/dont-hire-a-dog-then-bark-yourself/#comment-1746 Being a control freak, delegating is a challenge for me. But I'm going to go for your challenge of delegating just one thing next month. Hayden, I know your brother will survive the surgery, but will you? Of course you will. I can relate since I have a few apron strings to still cut. The quote sounds like Seth Godin. Am I right? Being a control freak, delegating is a challenge for me. But I’m going to go for your challenge of delegating just one thing next month.

Hayden, I know your brother will survive the surgery, but will you? Of course you will. I can relate since I have a few apron strings to still cut.

The quote sounds like Seth Godin. Am I right?

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