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Don't laugh but three rules I now follow

1) answer no email for 24 hours unless is genuinely pressing
Why: email generates email. Often, if you hold back you'll find problems tend to be solved without your involvement. Force yourself to wait before jumping in.

2) if there's someone on my team or another team who can do it, ask them to. Ask yourself what happens if no one does this, or if it takes 24 more hours. If the answer to those questions aren't scary, then make that happen. Begin to think of extended teams - not just your directs. 
Why: obvious but this really forces the issue

3) with your newfound free time, make offers on stuff you want to do. But, always make offers up or lateral - never down (you need to build bridges with your peers not with their directs).
Why: engenders loyalty, it's fun, when you come knocking for help on some other team, they'll do it for you or help you find someone who can.

Truthfully, for me, #1 was a game changer. I used to [b]fancy myself the problem solver and I'd jump in every time.[/b] 
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I am still struggling with it.
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Don't know what more I can suggest. For me it was a performance evaluation that basically said "you are awesome at problem solving but you'll never get promoted if you don't stop. Let other people solve and you guide them if they get stuck".

The 24 hour rule really really helps. I promise you on an email with 10 people - 2, if not 3, people will reply with an idea or suggestion. Look at who does. Rarely is it the senior folks. They only chime in after the suggestions to either offer their support or raise a concern; let your team steer the ship, you just right it if they fuck up. [/quote]

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