Comments on: Delegate work, not responsibility http://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delegate-work-not-responsibility Best practices in lean business operations, technology, and other areas pertinent to success of startups, small, and mid-market businesses. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Apolinaras Sinkeviciushttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3451 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:16 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3451 In general, I could care less about A-players. I will take a hard working, fast learning, genuine, and passionate employee ANY DAY over prima donna "A-player". I used to be big on "A-players", but over years have come to look for fast learning and passion over "alpha". Teams of passionate people can deliver more.<br><br>On the subject of delegation, if you delegate responsibility, you create culture of scapegoating.<br>You can have the smartest and the best employees, but if they screw up and company gets sued, judge won't give a damn you (leader) delegated. It is your behind that will be grilled. Yes, hiring right is extremely important! BUT, that just makes your life easier when it comes to managing the work delegated. In general, I could care less about A-players. I will take a hard working, fast learning, genuine, and passionate employee ANY DAY over prima donna “A-player”. I used to be big on “A-players”, but over years have come to look for fast learning and passion over “alpha”. Teams of passionate people can deliver more.

On the subject of delegation, if you delegate responsibility, you create culture of scapegoating.
You can have the smartest and the best employees, but if they screw up and company gets sued, judge won't give a damn you (leader) delegated. It is your behind that will be grilled. Yes, hiring right is extremely important! BUT, that just makes your life easier when it comes to managing the work delegated.

]]> By: fnazeerihttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3450 fnazeeri Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:55:54 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3450 If you hired the right people, you need to delegate both authority and responsibility...A-players won't accept anything less. If they muck it up then you take responsibility for hiring the wrong person or creating the wrong environment, not the work itself. That's my $0.02. If you hired the right people, you need to delegate both authority and responsibility…A-players won't accept anything less. If they muck it up then you take responsibility for hiring the wrong person or creating the wrong environment, not the work itself. That's my $0.02.

]]> By: Apolinaras Sinkeviciushttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3358 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:09:16 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3358 In general, I could care less about A-players. I will take a hard working, fast learning, genuine, and passionate employee ANY DAY over prima donna "A-player". I used to be big on "A-players", but over years have come to look for fast learning and passion over "alpha". Teams of passionate people can deliver more.<br><br>On the subject of delegation, if you delegate responsibility, you create culture of scapegoating.<br>You can have the smartest and the best employees, but if they screw up and company gets sued, judge won't give a damn you (leader) delegated. It is your behind that will be grilled. Yes, hiring right is extremely important! BUT, that just makes your life easier when it comes to managing the work delegated. In general, I could care less about A-players. I will take a hard working, fast learning, genuine, and passionate employee ANY DAY over prima donna “A-player”. I used to be big on “A-players”, but over years have come to look for fast learning and passion over “alpha”. Teams of passionate people can deliver more.

On the subject of delegation, if you delegate responsibility, you create culture of scapegoating.
You can have the smartest and the best employees, but if they screw up and company gets sued, judge won't give a damn you (leader) delegated. It is your behind that will be grilled. Yes, hiring right is extremely important! BUT, that just makes your life easier when it comes to managing the work delegated.

]]> By: fnazeerihttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3357 fnazeeri Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:55:54 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3357 If you hired the right people, you need to delegate both authority and responsibility...A-players won't accept anything less. If they muck it up then you take responsibility for hiring the wrong person or creating the wrong environment, not the work itself. That's my $0.02. If you hired the right people, you need to delegate both authority and responsibility…A-players won't accept anything less. If they muck it up then you take responsibility for hiring the wrong person or creating the wrong environment, not the work itself. That's my $0.02.

]]> By: Apolinaras Sinkeviciushttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-2828 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:52:36 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-2828 Marc, I look at delegation as breaking down the project into pieces I can delegate to people who can do it as well, if not better than me. Delegation could be used as a teaching tool, but when I run operations of the business, I don't have that much room for error, therefore I choose to only give those tasks to competent people. At the end of the day it is my head that rolls in front of the CEO, therefore I never want to let anyone "hang" themselves. Marc,
I look at delegation as breaking down the project into pieces I can delegate to people who can do it as well, if not better than me. Delegation could be used as a teaching tool, but when I run operations of the business, I don’t have that much room for error, therefore I choose to only give those tasks to competent people. At the end of the day it is my head that rolls in front of the CEO, therefore I never want to let anyone “hang” themselves.

]]> By: Apolinaras Sinkeviciushttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3756 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:52:00 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3756 Marc, I look at delegation as breaking down the project into pieces I can delegate to people who can do it as well, if not better than me. Delegation could be used as a teaching tool, but when I run operations of the business, I don't have that much room for error, therefore I choose to only give those tasks to competent people. At the end of the day it is my head that rolls in front of the CEO, therefore I never want to let anyone "hang" themselves. Marc,
I look at delegation as breaking down the project into pieces I can delegate to people who can do it as well, if not better than me. Delegation could be used as a teaching tool, but when I run operations of the business, I don’t have that much room for error, therefore I choose to only give those tasks to competent people. At the end of the day it is my head that rolls in front of the CEO, therefore I never want to let anyone “hang” themselves.

]]> By: Marc L. Grubbhttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-2827 Marc L. Grubb Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:41:47 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-2827 Delegation is by definition giving a job to someone who cannot do the job as well as you can. I like that you say, "Part of delegation is teaching". Also, you may have to step back on occasion and let them fail, then use the opportunity for their personal and career growth. .-= Marc L. Grubb´s last blog .. =-. Delegation is by definition giving a job to someone who cannot do the job as well as you can. I like that you say, “Part of delegation is teaching”. Also, you may have to step back on occasion and let them fail, then use the opportunity for their personal and career growth.
.-= Marc L. Grubb´s last blog .. =-.

]]> By: Marc L. Grubbhttp://leanstartups.com/delegate-work-not-responsibility.html#comment-3755 Marc L. Grubb Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:41:00 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=451#comment-3755 Delegation is by definition giving a job to someone who cannot do the job as well as you can. I like that you say, "Part of delegation is teaching". Also, you may have to step back on occasion and let them fail, then use the opportunity for their personal and career growth. .-= Marc L. Grubb´s last blog .. =-. Delegation is by definition giving a job to someone who cannot do the job as well as you can. I like that you say, “Part of delegation is teaching”. Also, you may have to step back on occasion and let them fail, then use the opportunity for their personal and career growth.
.-= Marc L. Grubb´s last blog .. =-.

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