When your team keeps asking for instructions, you've got a bigger problem than you think...
Ever notice how many times a day you hear:
- "What should I work on next?"
- "Can you tell me what needs doing?"
- "Just let me know what you need..."
Each question seems innocent enough.
But here's what's really happening: Your team's waiting for instructions, work stops between tasks, you're stuck directing traffic, and everything flows through you.
And with AI making work faster?
This problem is getting worse.
Tasks that used to take days now take hours.
Which means your team is asking for "what's next" more often.
Which means you're becoming an even bigger bottleneck.
Here's the truth: If you assign work to people, you make it inefficent.
Instead, you should assign people to the work.
What's the difference?
When work is assigned to people, they wait for instructions.
Because they can’t work until the work is given to them. (By you!)
Progress depends on your availability.
When someone's sick, their work stops completely.
And scaling? It just means more of your time spent managing.
But when people are assigned to work, everything changes.
They can see what needs doing and move to the next task naturally.
Work flows without your constant input.
Anyone can step in when someone's away because the knowledge lives in the system, not in people's heads.
No one can hold your business hostage, and scaling becomes natural, not painful.
When you assign people to work:
When someone calls in sick, another team member can step in.
When a key person leaves, their replacement can start immediately.
Need to grow? Systems scale, people don’t.
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Head to MagicBoards.io
