The best managers delegate outcomes, not tasks. Most were never taught the difference.

Your managers know they should delegate more. They've read the books, attended the workshops, heard the advice. And still they hold on too tightly. It's not stubbornness - it's risk management. Delegation means trusting someone else with work you'll be accountable for. When you're not confident in how to set up that handoff, keeping it yourself feels safer. The result: managers drowning in work their teams could handle, while their teams lack the growth that comes from real ownership. Delegation isn't about letting go. It's about setting up others to succeed.