Most business owners don’t have a productivity problem.
They have a delegation problem.
If you’re working 50+ hours per week, constantly answering emails, managing your calendar, following up with clients, and putting out fires all day, you’re not operating as the CEO of your business.
You’re operating as the assistant.
The truth is simple:
The fastest way to grow your business isn’t working harder.
It’s removing yourself from the tasks that don’t require your expertise.
In this guide, we’ll show you exactly what business owners should delegate first and how to identify the tasks stealing your time.
Many founders know they should delegate.
They just don’t know where to start.
Some common thoughts sound like:
Ironically, these beliefs are exactly what keep business owners trapped.
Every hour spent on low-value work is an hour not spent on:
The goal isn’t to delegate everything.
The goal is to delegate the right things first.
Email is one of the biggest productivity killers.
Most business owners spend hours every week:
A Virtual Assistant can:
Instead of checking email all day, you focus only on the messages that require your attention.
Your calendar should support your priorities.
Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs let their calendar control them.
A dedicated assistant can:
Many CEOs recover several hours every week simply by removing calendar management from their plate.
Admin work keeps a business running.
But it rarely helps a business grow.
Examples include:
These tasks are important.
They just don’t need to be done by the owner.
Money is often lost in follow-up.
Not because businesses don’t care.
Because they’re busy.
A trained assistant can:
This keeps opportunities moving without requiring your daily involvement.
Most entrepreneurs underestimate how much time coordination consumes.
Examples:
These are ideal tasks for delegation because they require organization more than strategic decision-making.
The highest-performing business owners understand something important:
Personal delegation creates business leverage.
Tasks such as:
can all be handled by a trusted assistant.
The result?
More mental bandwidth and more time for what matters.
One of the simplest ways to identify what to delegate is to track your activities for one week.
Create three columns:
Tasks only you can do.
Examples:
Tasks someone else can perform.
Examples:
Tasks that shouldn’t exist at all.
Examples:
You’ll often discover that 20–30% of your week belongs in the Delegate category.
Download our free Gain Time Back Blueprint and discover:
Or schedule a free strategy call and we’ll help you identify exactly what to take off your plate first.
Written by Nick Warrior
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