Delegation Quotes

“Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.”
― Hyman G. Rickover

“Don't let the title mislead you," Arlbeth told her. "The king is simply the visible one. I'm so visible, in fact, that most of the important work has to be done by other people."
"Nonsense," said Tor.
Arlbeth chuckled. "Your loyalty does you honor, but you're in the process of becoming too visible to be effective yourself, so what do you know about it?”
― Robin McKinley, The Hero and the Crown

“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.”
― john c. maxwell

“When leaders in an organization have responsibility without authority, they're unable to direct progress and they're unable to achieve results. When we delegate responsibility, we need to delegate the appropriate authority to go along with that.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“She liked to be in the thick of things and did not delegate easily, except where domestic chores were concerned.”
― Mary Allsebrook, Born to Rebel: The Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes

“Delegation is not a binary thing. There are shades of grey between a dictatorship and an anarchy.”
― Jurgen Appelo, #Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients

“If you want someone to be for you, never let him feel he is dependent upon you; rather, in some way, make him feel that you are dependent upon him.”
― George C. Marshal

“Trust is powerful. It is also fast. It can be lost quickly. Trust is also reciprocal. If you give trust, it will be given back to you. Delegation is a result of this trust.”
― Steven R. Covey

“Another way of building trust is to authentically delegate. Don't assign someone work and then constantly monitor their progress and ignore their ideas.”
― Scott Sonenshein, Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life

“If one trusts solely to brave generals who love fighting, this will cause trouble. If one relies solely on those who are cautious, their frightened hearts will find it difficult to control the situation.

Now the method of employing men is to use the avaricious and the stupid, the wise and the brave, and to give responsibility to each in situations that suit him. Do not charge people to do what they cannot do. Select them and give them responsibilities commensurate with their abilities.

He who relies on the situation uses his men in fighting as one rolls logs or stones. now the nature of logs and stones is that one stable ground they are static; on unstable ground, they move. If square, they stop; if round, they roll.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“You need to start paying other people to do stuff for you even before you feel you are ready.”
― Kevin Kruse, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs

“Each delegated task must be both time-consuming and well-defined. If you’re running around like a chicken with its head cut off and assign your VA to do that for you, it doesn’t improve the order of the universe.”
― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

“Focus on what you are good at; delegate all else. Jobs doesn't direct animated movies or woo Wall Street. He concentrates on what he's good at.”
― Leander Kahney, Inside Steve's Brain

“The business world tells us to focus on what we're best at and delegate or outsource the rest. However, this doesn't work with all your roles, or in every situation you may find yourself in. For example, when applied to parenting, nobody can replace YOU as the parent, not even your spouse. You must act within that role, even if you aren't very good at it, because nobody else can truly take your place.”
― Josh Steimle

“The only reason you struggle to delegate is because you are not clear of how to achieve the results.”
― Chinmai Swamy

“The biggest fault of Geniuses is they don't know how to break down their ideas for mediocre minds. They believe everyone is intellectually equal”
― Talees Rizvi, 21 Day Target and Achievement Planner [Use Only Printed Work Book: LIFE IS SIMPLE HENCE SIMPLE WORKBOOK

“Delegation and autonomy lead to human magic only when people are both skilled and motivated.”
― Hubert Joly

“Time can be bought only figuratively.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Some people prefer control over a few things to power over many, and this is one of the main obstacles to delegation and the growth of wealth and people.”
― Luigina Sgarro

“There is a thin balance between under-delegation and over-delegation. Under-delegation is tasking to the body while over-delegation is tasking to the organization and the project at hand”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Effective ministry is about multiplication, not addition. It's about raising up and equipping others to serve alongside you.”
― Justin Ho Guo Shun, The Art and Science of Practical Theology in Ministry: A Holistic Approach

“Delegation needs diligence.”
― Harjeet Khanduja, The Storytelling Leader and other stories

“Leadership is not only what others do when you are there, but also what the team achieves when you are absent, because of what you did when you were there.”
― Luigina Sgarro

“Insecure leaders avoid delegating, not because others can’t do the job, but because they fear being overshadowed and rendered obsolete”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“True delegation is handing over the steering wheel to your trainee and having the courage to ride along as a passenger.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“A good leader delegates like a driving instructor: they know when to let the learner take the wheel, confident enough to ride as a passenger while growth happens”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Delegation resembles teaching one to drive: the moment must come when the mentor relinquishes the wheel, trusting the learner to navigate while they guide from the passenger’s seat”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“You can’t delegate what you don’t understand — but you don’t have to do it all yourself either.”
― Mark Skalla, The Leverage Point: How Smart Founders Stop Doing Everything & Start Achieving Anything

“BUILD TO RUN

You can confidently say you won
when the company runs smoothly without you.

Because that means you built
something stronger than your presence…
a future that stands without you.”
― Thanzil Salam

“New leaders should avoid analysis paralysis because this freezes progress among those working closely with your role. Performing employees leverage patience, but abusing their patience can result in driving out employees who can support your leadership initiatives.”
― Sasha Laghonh