How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
It sounds simple, but when you’re leading a large initiative, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of the challenge.
As a leader, it’s critical to have the clear and describable view of the end state, but where do you go from there?
The key? Break the work down into big, clearly defined chunks—the ‘what’ elements that can be described and delegated. Once you’ve shared out everything that makes sense for others to own, what’s left is yours: mostly the high-value, leadership-level work only you are uniquely positioned to deliver.
So now what, if only the biggest chunks are defined?
Delegating in this way gives your team ownership—now they can develop the structure further. Depending on their scope and size, they might break the work down again, chunking it to another level of detail and repeating the process.
But what happens when the work is broken down as far as the key deliverables or your team structure allows?
That’s when it’s time to shift from the verticals (the ‘what’) to the horizontals (the ‘how’)—the real-world coordination of cascaded time boxed results that can be monitored, delivered and drive the momentum of delivery.
All of this becomes easier when supported by a single piece of guiding software—but even if you’re doing it manually, this methodology will get you on a good road to success.
Give yourself and your team the structure, clarity, and accountability to deliver.
You bring the vision, the tools and the method—let your team fly.
At Finnite, we help leaders and teams do just this. If you’d like to explore how our approach—and our free software—can support you, send us a DM.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
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