Quotes About Delegation

After all, a leader should never delegate that which he had not done before and done well.

Ultimately, we will never have a more inclusive and representative delegation - we will not change the complexion, the culture, or the representation - if we do not primary Democrats.

When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

yo realmente no hago nada. No soy chef. Simplemente les permito hacer lo que ellos hacen tan bien. Son los mejores

It is important to know when to delegate authority.

The Constitution's pretty clear. The Federalist papers are pretty clear... They very specifically delegated the power to declare war to Congress. They wanted this to be a congressional decision; they did not want war to be engaged in by the executive without approval of Congress.

I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.

I am in no sense of the word a great artist, not even a great animator; I have always had men working for me whose skills were greater than my own. I am an idea man.

You could summarize Jesus' leadership strategy as follows: I'll do it; you watch. We'll do it together. You do it; I'll watch. You do it!

If you are given the responsibility, you must be given the authority to match the responsibility.

Army lecture on responsibility, authority, and power? If you are given the responsibility, you must be given the authority to match the responsibility.

Princes should devolve on others those matters that entail responsibility, and reserve to themselves those that relate to grace and favour.

I got politics and economics moving and then others took over.

You can't run a multinational business from your desk.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

not like this. There must be someone else in the Varden who would be better suited to the task. What about Martland Redbeard?" Nasuada made a dismissive motion. "He can't ride at full gallop with only one hand.

To get to 10 employees, founders must delegate activities in which they are weak. To get to 50 employees, they have to delegate functions in which they are strong!

si usted no está en condiciones de solventar a las personas que pueden dirigir el negocio en su lugar, usted sólo dispone de un empleo, no de un negocio.

Disminuir en un 80% el tiempo que le lleva al equipo clave dirigir la compañía (actividades operativas).

Don't do anything that someone else can do.

Not every task, volunteer position, responsibility at work, or job around the house is my responsibility.

Boring work is generally delegated by creative people (for obvious reasons) and flows downhill to people uncreative enough to do it out of duty or necessity. Be really afraid of boring work! It says something about you and your propensity to take whatever is given. It's a sign of your missing ambition.

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led—yes. But not tightly managed.

Delegating decisions doesn't mean being detached, nor does it mean standing idly by if the whole ship is going to crash into the rocks. It simply means giving people the power to make decisions that affect their area. It gives people a chance to test themselves and to build their own decision-making "muscle.