Match Delegation To Task-Relevant Maturity
Assess task-specific readiness before choosing a delegation style.
Readiness is task-specific A common delegation error is to treat readiness like a personality trait. Someone is called "senior," "high potential," or "not ready," and the label decides the handoff. Task-relevant maturity is more precise: readiness changes by task. Assess two things. Competence: has this person done similar work, seen the quality bar, and learned the failure modes? Commitment: do they have confidence, energy, and bandwidth for this assignment now? Low competence needs direction: examples, constraints, and closer checkpoints. High competence needs space. Low commitment needs support: purpose, confidence, and obstacle removal. High commitment plus high competence needs authority. Example:…
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