Quick answer
Delegating well: pick the task, pick the person by stretch-not-mismatch, give the outcome and authority, agree checkpoints, and let them do it their way.
What to delegate
Recurring tasks, developmental stretch work, decisions you keep making — not your judgment calls or the work only you can do.
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The brief
Outcome (done looks like…), authority level (recommend/decide/act), resources, checkpoints — the conversation that prevents the surprise.
Support without hovering
Agree checkpoints up front, stay available, review output not method — autonomy is the point.
The failure modes
Delegating down only (never stretch), taking it back on the first mistake, and ‘do it my way’ micromanaging.
Bottom line
Delegating well: pick the task, pick the person by stretch-not-mismatch, give the outcome and authority, agree checkpoints, and let them do it their way.
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