Far too often asking for support is seen as a sign of weakness. Management researcher, psychoanalyst and executive coach Manfred Kets de Vries has written instructions on how to learn to ask for support.
He recommends the “SMART” approach, an acronym from English whose terms translate to “specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound�” It can mean even more to your employees when you approach them with a task. The more you ask for help, the easier it becomes.