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Upward Delegation

Upward delegation I belong to a family of workaholics. Not necessarily something to be proud of. We worked very hard but not always smartly. I could rarely get home before midnight. My brothers and I slogged it out. We enjoyed this feeling of stretching ourselves to the maximum of our potential. Come to think of it, It's not a bad thing to work hard, but it's got to have meaning. It is also quite irrelevant if the quality of life is missing. The way I was working and managing felt like I was on a nonstop treadmill. With each passing day, I experienced ever increasing workloads. It felt akin to living in a kind of happy prison where I actually enjoyed the hard labour. I have since discovered that my situation was not unique. I knew I should find a better way. What could that be? Could there not be abetter way to grow the company and ourselves without being so frustrated. When you are young you have boundless energy. I was far from tired but kept asking, should there not be more ...