Delegation: A leadership Mirror

Delegation is often discussed in leadership meetings, yet rarely practiced well.
When I ask HODs why they hesitate to delegate, the answer is familiar:
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲.”

Is that a capability issue — or a leadership one?

I recall a Front Office scenario where a guest had a complex, time-bound request. The Front Office Manager almost handled it himself. Instead, he delegated — but with clarity: guest expectations, decision limits and desired outcome. The request was executed smoothly.

The difference wasn’t skill. It was direction.

Many times, junior team members struggle not because they lack capability but because we delegate tasks without delegating context.
𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Delegation is not about reducing workload.Its about building leadership depth.

𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐌𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Are we developing teams — or creating dependency?