Define Responsibilities

An effective business has clearly defined roles and responsibilities for their team. Defining responsibilities can create harmony, reduce conflict, and ensure that everything runs smoothly. The same is true for you at home!

Managing a household can feel overwhelming at times, with an endless list of tasks that need to be accomplished. However, clearly defining responsibilities for each family member can ease your mental load and make it easier to ‘divide and conquer’ the task list as a team.

 Taking the time to define responsibilities can help:

• Reduce arguments and passive-aggressive tension

• Ensure nothing gets forgotten

• Help kids learn responsibility

• Prevent burnout by balancing the workload

• Encourage a sense of teamwork, belonging, and shared ownership

Ready to make changes in your home?  Complete the 10-minute challenge below to get started. I've even included a template to make it quick and easy!

10-Minute Challenge:

Use the attached template to capture all the household tasks, and then indicate who is currently responsible for each task. I’ve populated the list with some ideas but feel free to personalize and add/delete items based on your family.

If you notice that your name is checked more than you’d like, or you find that there are gaps in ownership, stay tuned for my next post on delegating effectively.