FIRST-TIME-MANAGER6 MIN READ
Dialogue: Hand Off a Stretch Assignment
Delegate a meaningful stretch assignment with clear outcome, constraints, and checkpoints.
Maya M Direct report taking a stretch assignment 1 Handoff 2 Pushback 3 Checkpoint The stretch 20 sec Scene You are offering Maya her first high-visibility readout assignment. The phrasing will teach whether stretch work in your team feels real, safe, or political. The framework 90 sec Delegation design Outcome -> owned decisions -> constraint -> checkpoint
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