4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect Without Being A Helicopter Boss
4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect Without Being A Helicopter Boss. Give employees freedom, but continue to hold them accountable to promote a healthy environment of ownership, mutual respect, and productivity. GETTY
Nobody likes a hoverer. Especially not your employees.
But when it comes to your business, you have a responsibility to ensure things are getting done.
If you want to earn that “World’s Best Boss” title, you need to know the difference between holding employees accountable and micromanaging their every move.
In short, you gotta inspect what you expect effectively.
4 Ways To Inspect What You Expect
My dad always said the phrase, “Inspect what you expect.” And because my dad was the most influential person in my life growing up, I always carried this advice in the back of my mind.
Little did I know it would become the motto I lived by in business.
Choosing to inspect what I expect while also giving my employees (i.e., my co-workers) ownership of their jobs wasn’t always my knee-jerk reaction. Trust me when I say I’m a Type A personality. That means I’m inherently ambitious, competitive, and—you guessed it—controlling.
So yes, I had to keep myself in check, back off a little, and let my co-workers do their thing. My employees needed to grow and I needed to run my business. There was no way micromanaging would fit into my business model.
But, deciding not to micromanage doesn’t mean that the workplace is a free-for-all. My co-workers know what I expect from them, and they come up with their own innovative methods of getting things done. And yes, I make a point to check-in with them, answer any questions, and offer encouragement or guidance.
There are a number of benefits of saying no to micromanaging and yes to accountability. Inspecting what you expect:
- Gives employees the freedom to do tasks how they want
- Shows employees that their projects are important
- Verifies workers are getting things done
- Makes sure you and your employees are on the same page
- Catches potential problems and highlights challenges
- Streamlines future processes
From my workplace to yours, here are some ways to inspect what you expect … without being that dreaded helicopter boss.
1. Delegate Tasks
You can’t inspect what you expect if you just do it for your employees. Your first step in the inspection process is to give yourself something to inspect—by letting go and delegating.
To delegate, make sure your employees understand their roles. And if you don’t have clearly defined positions, responsibilities, and objectives, you need to do a little legwork first.
Define your employees’ positions and responsibilities. Then, convey how your employees’ roles fit into the greater scheme of your business.
How do you do this, you ask? Cast your vision. Create a vision statement that employees can reference while doing their tasks. Having a vision statement helps employees set goals and come up with innovative processes that align with your business’s vision.
Once your employees know their roles and how they fit into your business’s overarching vision, delegate and go away.
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