Delegate Quotes

“If you want to make a big difference in this world, you must learn to prioritize and delegate efficiently. Not everything you can do is worth doing. Know this, enjoy peace!”
― Olawale Daniel, 10 Ways to Sponsor More Downlines in Your Network Marketing Business

“I’ve seen too many leaders misunderstand leadership for legacy. Even the most experienced leaders will divide instead of delegate and incite instead of unite to advance hidden personal agendas.”
― Richie Norton

“You cannot do everything by yourself, you need to learn how to delegate responsibility and trust people that everything will be done on time and with highest quality”
― Sunday Adelaja

“A leaders job is to ELEVATE the team, not delegate the team. Elevate your team to take initiative.”
― Janna Cachola

“It’s not enough to delegate a task. Give the person the responsibility and authority to get it done.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“In addition to trusting those who work for you by delegating work that you may truly believe only you can do, you must also understand the art of evaluating a Spartan set of data, extracting the truth, and trusting your Twinges.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“The act of delegation is a slippery slope for managers. Yes, you want to figure out how not to be a bottleneck in your organization and, yes, you want to figure out how to scale, but you also want to continue to get your hands dirty.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“Just like delegation, the act of navigating politics in an organization is slippery. The difference between a manager who knows what’s going on in an organization and one who is a purely politically driven slimeball is thin. But I would take either of those over some passive manager who lets the organization happen to him. Politically active managers are informed managers. They know when change is afoot and they know what action to take to best represent their organization in that change.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“The Lead is tactical, but is showing the first glimmers of strategy. They are beginning to understand the power of delegation, and they are still wrestling with the idea that they have authority. What is familiar to them is the work and the types of people doing the work. When a situation arises relative to these areas, The Lead acts authoritatively and quickly because they understand deeply.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

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