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1. The Art of Delegation
PA STOR GREG SCOTT

2. Moses’father-in-lawsaidtohim,
“Thethingyouaredoingisnotgood.
Youwillwearoutyourself andthese
peoplewhoarewithyou,becausethe
taskistooheavyforyoutobear;you
cannotdoitalone.”
EXODUS 18:17–18

3. Four Delegation
Principles

4. PRINC IPLE #1
Greatleaderscannotdoeverything
thatneedstobedone.

5. Aleaderwhodoesnotdelegate
isaleaderwhobecomesthe
lidfortheirteam.

6. PRINC IPLE #2
Greatleadersaregreatatsomething
butnotgreatateverything.

7. Eventually,leadersdo
whatonlytheycando.

8. WhathasGodcalledandgiftedyou
todo—specifically?

9. PRINC IPLE #3
Greatleadersactively
replacethemselves.

10. Delegationisaleadership
developmentsystem.

11. PRINC IPLE #4
Greatleadersgiveawayspecific
responsibilityandauthority.

12. Delegatedresponsibility
alwaysneedstwothings.

13. Clarity

14. Clarity
Authority

15. Five Levels of
Delegation

16. LEVEL 1
Followmyplan

17. DoexactlywhatItellyou,
anddon’tdeviatefromit.

18. LEVEL 2
Researchthetopic

19. Researchthetopic,and
reportbacktome.

20. LEVEL 3
OutlineOptions

21. Researchthetopic,
outlinetheoptions,and
makearecommendation.

22. LEVEL 4
InformedProgress

23. Makethedecision,and
informmeof whatyoudid.

24. LEVEL 5
TakeOwnership

25. Makethedecision
youthinkisbest.

26. Steps to Effective
Delegation

27. 1. Decideontherightperson.

28. 1. Decideontherightperson.
2. Specifythedesiredresults.

29. 1. Decideontherightperson.
2. Specifythedesiredresults.
3. Developatimeline.

30. 1. Decideontherightperson.
2. Specifythedesiredresults.
3. Developatimeline.
4. Definetheindividualor
team’sauthority.

31. 1. Decideontherightperson.
2. Specifythedesiredresults.
3. Developatimeline.
4. Definetheindividualor
team’sauthority.
5. Remainavailable.

32. DELEGATION DILEMMA
Perceived Reality Actual Reality
It takes too much time. Your time is too valuable.
I can handle the workload. Workload is not the factor.
My team lacks the experience. People gain experience through experience.
What will I do if I delegate too much? Do what only you can do.