Here's how you can incorporate trust into successful delegation in the social impact sector.

Trust is also a shoulder to lean on when other team members fail. Find out why and how you can help them so the organization can succeed. In our competitive culture, it's not about 'beating' someone, but about collaborating to achieve success. This is where our strength lies. "Beat" the previous YoY numbers "Beat" our competition "Beat" the other IT department Instead, let's "beat" a culture that promotes finger-pointing and favoritism. Let's focus on financial numbers and impact. Think collaboration over competition. We should applaud others when they are denting this world for the better. Embrace the idea that trusting each other means we do right for one another when they are not around and when the customer needs us the most.

I agree team members need clear expectations and resources to meet those expectations; they also need to understand the why behind these expectations. Knowing how their tasks help the team meet their goals and being recognized for their contribution will help them feel included, invested and appreciated.

Incorporate trust into successful delegation in the social impact sector by clearly defining roles and responsibilities, providing the necessary resources and support, maintaining open and transparent communication, empowering team members to make decisions, and regularly recognizing and appreciating their contributions to foster a sense of reliability and mutual respect.

Initially, trusting and empowering who you delegate a particular task to is essential. From there, have clearly established lines of communication and transparently identified ways of measuring accountability. The key is: there should not be any confusion, from anyone, about what the expectations are and how outcomes will be measured. By operating from that kind of clarity, trust can only grow.

Delegating tasks to a team member may build their skills and may produce a unique solution to a task. Trusting different team members to approach issues through their lenses and perspectives may bring new ideas to the group not previously explored and may spur collaboration and teamwork.

Quality and accurate communication of the strategies and plans will have a significant impact on incorporating mutule trust. Also, it's crucial to monitor the progress of the committed deadlines. Anything that looks like to take extended time, the revised plan with the alternative deadline must be negotiated with the stakeholders and need to implement into the controlling systems.

Having clear objectives and commitments is vital to track progress against. Setting the tone as the leader by holding yourself accountable to those objectives and commitments emphasizes the importance of this to the team. Having regular check-ins and sharing progress towards the understood objective will eliminate confusion and promote teamwork.

Understanding the importance of, and providing a means for anonymous feedback is essential. Especially when working with those who identify as members of marginalized communities. Individuals may find more safety in sharing their thoughts and experiences when they don’t have to fear bias and/or negative treatment. Having a system for anonymous feedback builds trust by acknowledging that even with the best of intentions, these things may still exist in an organization, but you are committed to giving everyone the opportunity to have an EQUAL voice.

Whoever reads this, please finish this sentence to practice self-reflection: "Being myself is hard because . . ." For instance, as an executive-level person, I often feel the pressure to have all the answers for everything that comes my way. But the truth is, that's impossible. It's important to show some grace and embrace the opportunities for growth, rather than seeing them as 'problems' or 'issues '. By taking them head-on, we can stay proactive and courageous, always evolving and learning from the world around us. Ask yourself where you can improve daily and plan to take that opportunity to flourish. From delegating to prioritizing, it'll get easier over time. Also, remember to highlight the wins where you shine!