85: Why Learning to Delegate at Home Can Save You Time at Work with Cheryl Dawson

Today we’re joined by leadership coach Cheryl Dawson, to talk about how you can be both happy and successful without having to sacrifice one for the other. Cheryl is a former corporate executive turned leadership coach, who works with overwhelmed women who have landed their dream leadership position. Her 20 plus years of leadership experience allows her to give advice about balancing work and life.

Cheryl shares why learning to delegate is key if you want to lead at work. Why delegating at home can train you to be a better leader at work. And how to get comfortable letting go of the small stuff so you can focus on the long game . Listen to discover some tips that will help you make this change to a better work/life balance.

Show Highlights

[02:30] Cheryl shares her background and how she got started working in this area.

[04:00] It’s important to Cheryl that we have women in leadership positions.

[07:02] Most leadership values & skills lean towards masculinity & learning to change it.

[09:20] Is being a successful leader but still being miserable, worth it?

[11:00] Cheryl talks about finding a home, work/life balance.

[13:24] Understand that tasks need to be prioritized & that it’s okay if you don’t get everything completed.

[15:40] What advice would you give if it were someone close to you who needed help?

[16:52] Recommendations for starting to delegate at home.

[19:35] Realizing that grown adults can do tasks without keeping track of them.

[21:55] Cheryl talks about how she made the move from corporate to her own business.

[25:18] Cheryl recommends three non-fiction books to Nicole.

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