Build a Delegation Scaffold
Create a delegation scaffold that gives enough direction and support for the person-task readiness level.
Imani is owning her first partner webinar and needs autonomy without ambiguity. Match delegation structure to task-specific competence and commitment. The common trap is to equate empowerment with under-specification. “Run with it” can feel trusting to the manager and confusing to the employee. Before “Can you own the partner webinar and keep me posted?” After “You own speaker prep and agenda. Marketing owns promotion copy. Legal reviews claims by Tuesday. Success is 75 registrants and two customer questions. Let us checkpoint on outline Friday and dry run next Wednesday.” Outcome Define what successful work produces. Outcome prevents effort from replacing…
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