In this episode of Ask Christina First we dive into time and leadership style. Are you the knit picker- are you the manager always looking over the shoulder of your employees, expecting your staff to be mini versions of you, and checking in so many times that you could have just done the project yourself? Do you micro-manage? Time management might work well for you but you may have trouble letting things go. The David Allen system says that when you delegate a project, get clear on the performance level of the project. Then get clear on what the vision of the project is and what the story of the project is. Empower the people you trusted enough to hire, to use their skill and background knowledge and apply them to your vision, project, and product. Don't deliver the project with the details, you don't need to give your contractor or employee the 'how', that creates a micro-managing environment. Take a receptionist for example, you don't tell a receptionist how to field multiple calls. You hire a receptionist with experience and trust that they'll use their experience and knowledge to field calls, direct calls, and take the necessary messages. You tell them what the intro is when they answer the phone and then take your hands off of their work. Though your nature is to call to the details, you have to empower your employees and team members and give them a sense of accountability. Friendly & Open Style- Are you the type of leader that just wants the work done? You're friendly and accepting and give your employees lots of space. You deliver the end vision but you don't provide any details or specifics, your terms are idealistic and lack structure. This style means you provide a generic vision, but you don't provide enough information to set the employee or contractor up for success.