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Anyone who delegates to relieve themselves – without sharing responsibility – is shifting work, not leading.
Anyone who delegates to relieve themselves – without sharing responsibility – is shifting work, not leading.
I often hear: “I’ll hand that over; I don’t have time for it.”
But lack of time is not a free pass to pass tasks down unfiltered. Delegation does not mean: I have better things to do.
It means: I am entrusting you with this task – and supporting you in doing it well.
What genuine delegation needs:
- Clarity about the goal and responsibility
- Space for individual approaches
- Trust in other people’s competence
- And yes: patience when things are not perfect at first
Leadership does not mean knowing everything or doing everything yourself. It means helping people grow – even if that takes more time initially.
How do you approach delegation? And where do you think things are still too often “dumped rather than entrusted”?
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