Help me delegate effectively — I know I should but I can't stop doing everything myself.
Why I don't delegate: [NO ONE DOES IT AS WELL / FASTER TO DO IT MYSELF / TRUST ISSUES / DON'T KNOW HOW]
Team size: [DIRECT REPORTS OR COLLEAGUES]
Tasks I'm drowning in: [LIST]
Provide:
1. **Delegation Audit**: Which tasks MUST be me vs which I'm hoarding unnecessarily
2. **The 70% Rule**: If someone can do it 70% as well as me, delegate it
3. **Task Matching**: How to match tasks to the right person's skills and development
4. **Clear Brief Framework**: How to brief a task so it's done right the first time
5. **Handover Template**: A template for delegating with context, expectations, and deadlines
6. **Check-In Cadence**: How to monitor without micromanaging
7. **Feedback Loop**: How to give feedback that improves future delegated work
8. **Letting Go Script**: Self-talk for when I want to take a task back
9. **Upward Delegation**: How to push tasks UP or sideways (not just down)
10. **Time Reclaimed**: What to do with the hours I've freed up (hint: the important stuff)
Help me delegate effectively — I know I should but I can't stop doing everything myself.
Why I don't delegate: [NO ONE DOES IT AS WELL / FASTER TO DO IT MYSELF / TRUST ISSUES / DON'T KNOW HOW]
Team size: [DIRECT REPORTS OR COLLEAGUES]
Tasks I'm drowning in: [LIST]
Provide:
1. **Delegation Audit**: Which tasks MUST be me vs which I'm hoarding unnecessarily
2. **The 70% Rule**: If someone can do it 70% as well as me, delegate it
3. **Task Matching**: How to match tasks to the right person's skills and development
4. **Clear Brief Framework**: How to brief a task so it's done right the first time
5. **Handover Template**: A template for delegating with context, expectations, and deadlines
6. **Check-In Cadence**: How to monitor without micromanaging
7. **Feedback Loop**: How to give feedback that improves future delegated work
8. **Letting Go Script**: Self-talk for when I want to take a task back
9. **Upward Delegation**: How to push tasks UP or sideways (not just down)
10. **Time Reclaimed**: What to do with the hours I've freed up (hint: the important stuff)
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