The tension that exist between the priority of delegation and the seemingly contrasting style of collaboration is real and must be resolved. In some companies there are too many meetings and in others too many silos. This Forbes post is an excellent summary of all the key issues:
“Agile is a vast global movement that is transforming the world of work. The movement took off in software development in 2001 and is now spreading rapidly to all parts, and all kinds, of organizations, as recognized in 2016 by the citadel of general management—Harvard Business Review—with its article, “Embracing Agile,” by Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland and Hirakata Takeuchi.”