One universal truth about leadership is that most of us fail to delegate all of the work that someone else could do just as well or even better. It is one of the primary ways to develop other leaders. However, when we do it poorly then our expectations are not met and the other person feels like they failed. This Michael Hyatt post is helpful:
“Tell me you’ve had this experience. You assign a task but then forget about it. I sure have. As a leader, I am not a micromanager. That’s good news for my team. But I have to be intentional that delegation doesn’t drift into abdication. It’s not always disastrous when this happens. If we’ve hired well, our teams bridge the gap and nobody is worse off. But sometimes when assignments fall through the cracks, we create serious problems for ourselves.”