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Delegation
Handing over ownership of work, with clear authority to make its decisions, plus support.
What is Delegation?
Handing over ownership of work, with clear authority to make its decisions, plus support.
What you learn
Delegate the decisions, not just the tasks.
When it helps
everything waits for one person, or people keep asking permission.
Use it at work
- List the decisions that come with the work.
- Mark each: they decide, they consult you, or you decide.
- Share the list, and agree how you’ll check in.
- Support them without taking decisions back.
Your output
For one piece of work you’ve handed over, write which decisions the person makes alone, which they consult you on, and which stay with you. Share the list.
Watch for
Handing over work but keeping every decision.
Related practices
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