Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire

October 14, 2025

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I'm too lazy to do your job

Howdy ,

I am a lazy Boss. But my teams don't agree with me.

Let me explain.

I am too lazy to do anything else that someone else is more qualified to do.

Not only that, I am too lazy to do all the work of driving my teams to the next level.

I bring others to do that.

No, I'm not ignoring my job.

I'm just focused on the job that I do better than everyone else, so everyone else can do the job they do better than me.

If you are confused, let me help you out with an example.

Recently, I got called into a meeting that the company's marketing team was having. They were developing a campaign calendar for the different products the company has.

They wanted me to determine the timing for each product on the calendar.

I'm too lazy to do that.

Why?

Because the head of the sales team will do that better. That team is responsible for showing us the money. Based on the target on their back, they have a bigger role to play in determining the calendar for product marketing campaigns.

Now you might think, "This should be obvious". The problem is that when you are the boss, most people think you have to be the one to give the say-so to every idea.

Ok, that's not what I mean.

Yes, you have to give the say-so, but sometimes they also want you to come up with the best ideas.

This is more prevalent in societies where there is a high power distance culture.

For the uninformed, high power distance cultures maintain low levels of social hierarchy and high levels of inequality, which members of this culture highly accept. I'm currently working in that culture at the moment.

Knowing that, I have to actively force my "lazy boss" strategy.

Let me make this into a two-for-one by adding another story to the mix.

I have different departments that report to me. I have a monthly performance meeting where I bring all team members together.

Each team presents their performance and what they will be doing to close the gaps in the next month to get closer to their goals.

After each team presents, other teams send in their pitchforks and best ideas to help the team perform better.

I set this monthly meeting up as part of my "lazy boss" protocol. Instead of doing the solo work of driving performance across all the teams, I am bringing all the teams into the game.

Some of the best ideas for individual teams have come from the other teams - meaning I don't have to be the only one bringing ideas to the table.

I also don't have to be the only one to tell a team that is under-performing, "It's time to hustle and move at double time."

What's Really Happening Here?

OK, let me confess.

I'm not being lazy. I'm being strategic about leverage.

Most leaders burn out because they think their job is to:

• Have all the answers
• Make every decision
• Drive every improvement
• Be the smartest person in every room

That's not leadership. That's a bottleneck with a fancy title.

My "lazy boss" strategy is actually Step 2 of the Genius Edge Method: Operate from your genuine unfair advantage.

Here's what that means:

I don't compete where I'm average. Campaign timing? The sales team does that better. Performance coaching for every department? The peer teams do that better when they collaborate.

I double down where I'm exceptional. My unfair advantage is seeing the system, connecting the dots across teams, and designing the structure that lets everyone else operate from their unfair advantage.

The marketing meeting? My job isn't to pick dates. My job is to ensure the right person (sales head) is in the room making that call.

The monthly performance meeting? My job isn't to fix every team. My job is to create the forum where teams fix each other - faster and better than I ever could alone.

The Pattern Behind the "Lazy Boss" Strategy

This isn't just about delegation. It's about multiplying your impact without multiplying your effort.

Here's the pattern I use:

1. Know exactly what to focus on

Not everything. Just the 2-3 things only I can do (or do better than anyone else).

2. Operate from my genuine unfair advantage

I don't try to be good at everything. I dominate where I'm exceptional and bring in others for the rest.

3. Create momentum with one decisive move

One smart structural decision (like the monthly peer review meeting) creates ongoing benefits without ongoing effort.

4. Multiply each win into 2-3 more

That monthly meeting doesn't just solve performance issues—it builds collaboration, surfaces best practices, and creates accountability. One meeting, multiple wins.

5. Install a feedback engine

The teams get better every month because they're learning from each other in real-time. I'm not the bottleneck anymore.

This is the Genius Edge Method in action.

It's not laziness. It's leverage.

Why Most Leaders Miss This

Most leaders are stuck in the "hero mode" trap:

• They think being busy means being valuable
• They confuse effort with impact
• They're afraid to let others lead (even when those others are better equipped)

The result? Burnout. Bottlenecks. Scattered effort that doesn't compound.

The alternative? Operate from your unfair advantage and build systems that multiply.

That's what high-leverage leadership looks like.

And that's what the Genius Edge Method teaches you to do—not just as a leader, but across everything you do.

Want to Build Your Own "Lazy Boss" System?

Whether you're leading teams or leading your own career, the Genius Edge Method shows you how to operate from your unfair advantage and build systems that multiply.

If you want to understand how this works—and how to apply it to your own work (whether you're leading teams or leading your own career)— you can watch the replay of the workshop I did on it now.

What you'll experience:

I'll walk you through the complete Genius Edge Method—all 5 steps—and show you exactly how it turns scattered effort into high-leverage wins.

You'll see:

• What the system does (the transformation from chaos to compounding results)
• How it works in real situations (success story from a client)
• What's possible in 90 days (real outcomes, real timelines)

You'll leave with clarity on whether this system is right for you - and if it is, how to implement it over the next 90 days.

Watch here

This is for professionals who are ready to move from busy to effective, from isolated wins to compounding momentum.

If you're done with scattered effort and ready for a repeatable system that delivers results without burnout, save your spot now.

Here's to high-leverage wins,

Keep winning at work and in life.

Tola Akinsulire

Your Strategic Workplace Mentor

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