Letting Go

Ah the joys of being an employer. As a business owner in the trucking industry, my employees were self-governed requiring very little input from me. Occasionally I made the mistake of hiring someone whose personality was not suited to that type of life-style. This person would have to be held by the hand and guided through all of their decisions. This very rarely happens in trucking, but in a restaurant setting, it occurs on a daily basis. I keep making the mistake of assuming people will know what to do, because I know what I would do in a given situation. Everyone knows what happens when you assume, right? Yeah I thought so. I also tend to be a bit of a control freak. I will let you do things your way, and then come behind you and do them the right way, which of course is my way. All of that has changed now. I have had to make some changes to my kitchen team, one was appallingly needed and the other was forced upon me. I now have the team that was originally chosen and they are a great team under pressure. I need to step back and let them do their job without interference from me. I have to learn how to let go and trust them to do what they do.