The Power of Replacing Words - Life Action Supporter's Self-Reform #194
Watch for the right timing!?
A year ago.
From my wife's diary.
My daughter was making cookies.
It seems the recipe had the word "egg yolk" (卵黄) in it.
Seeing the word "egg yolk" for the first time.
As an elementary school student getting used to kanji,
she apparently read it out loud with great enthusiasm.
Daughter
「Mom?
Can I have the 'tamagoki' (egg-ki)?」
Tamagoki (egg-ki)!?
I totally get how she feels!!!
This is Karubi🍖
Introducing a book.
"The Trick to Delegating" by Wataru Yamamoto
Unable to delegate work to team members,
you end up taking it all on yourself.
For leaders like that,
this book teaches the technique of "proper delegation"
that achieves both results and development simultaneously.
From building trust and how to delegate work,
to methods of development,
you can learn systematically,
and it is a book that guides you toward management
where the team runs on its own.
I would like to introduce three parts
that were particularly helpful to me, Karubi.
1) From "Chapter 1, 4: The Major Premise of How to Ask"
"Watch for the timing to delegate"
"One of the important things regarding how to ask is
'when to request,' in other words, 'timing.'
The earlier the better, but
there are people who have bad timing when speaking to others."
"The best timing to make a request,
is when it is paired with 'praise.'"
I, Karubi,
remembered a boss who would always call out to me right as I was leaving for the day...
I would secretly leave while someone was away from their desk.
I feel like I was always gauging the situation.
I want to say goodbye when I leave, but it's unpleasant not being able to leave, isn't it...
Even though the things I really need to ask for tend to come first, I will try to aim for the right moment while being conscious of combining it with 'praise'!
2) From 'Chapter 4, 14: Healthy Delegation and Management of Gen Z'
When delegating, there are times when I expect too much, thinking it's for the best.
Excessive expectations can become pressure.
Thinking about the balance between expectations and pressure.
Karubi, I always end up having expectations.
Speed, how to proceed, progress reports, etc.
But since 'expectations' are ultimately just my own one-sided thoughts, I will try to add a follow-up word so it doesn't become pressure.
First, I will start with, 'Please let me know if it seems difficult.'
3) From 'Chapter 7, 31: Techniques for Praising'
The most accessible thing you can do for your members is to 'praise' them.
Even traits you thought couldn't be praised might be seen as strengths if you change your perspective or assumptions, potentially leading to growth.
Try considering once whether the fact that there is nothing to praise is actually your own problem.
Even for events that tend to be perceived negatively, it seems the situation changes just by trying to replace the words.
'Work is slow' -> 'Work is careful and thorough'
Just by reframing it like this, your mindset changes significantly, doesn't it!!
I will focus on trying to replace the words one by one!
One thing I can do.
First, I will put it into practice!!
The yellow part of an egg is called
yolk.
Speaking of a four-character idiom that describes
a state of confusion and restlessness――??
Uo-Sa-O (running around in confusion)!!
That's all for today!
I hope you all have a lucky day today too!