Quotes About Delegation

You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.

We have delegated authority to establish His Kingdom wherever the sole of our foot treads. But while God calls us "kings," the degree to which we walk in that position is still a matter of potential. And God is not responsible for making us reach our potential. It requires our participation.

His purpose—His reality—is to raise up a delegated group of people who work with Him to destroy the works of the devil, who demonstrate and prove the will of God here on earth as it is in heaven. That is the core of the Great Commission

Leadership is an active role 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.

Small business owners and entrepreneurs worthy of the title need to build systems that replace themselves.

If we're trying to build a world-class News Feed and a world-class messaging product and a world-class search product and a world-class ad system, and invent virtual reality and build drones, I can't write every line of code. I can't write any lines of code.

Gen. Scott saw more through the eyes of his staff officers than through his own.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." —Theodore Roosevelt

Delegation is about private ownership of one's work, and in the communist system, there simply was no private ownership.

You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.

And, I think that is actually appropriate because I'm really not the world's best programmer, I think it's a good thing that I'm not touching the code.

Initially we both did a bit of everything towards making each game but as we began to hire people and the business grew we naturally went in different directions, and away from the coalface of development.

One of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people.

The trading side of the business means a lot of travel, being out of the office a lot of time.

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

It's amazing how someone's IQ seems to double as soon as you give them responsibility and indicate that you trust them.

Quality effective leaders have the confidence to trust others to try, succeed, and sometimes to fail.

Over the years I have found one of my best strengths is my ability to recognise talent and trust them.

A good pastor knows how to trust people and how to give them authority to fulfill all kinds of tasks. He tries to make himself unnoticed and unnecessary. Don't be indispensable!

Do not let anyone else run your business, unless (1) you can supervise his performance with adequate care and comprehension or (2) you have unusually strong reasons for placing implicit confidence in his integrity and ability.

You don't buy a dog and bark yourself

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.

Generally, management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.