Esther Hicks Quotes

I have learned to delegate.

If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.

I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge.

Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.

I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.

Be able to delegate, because there are some things that you just can't do by yourself.

As you get bigger, you have to learn to delegate.

Management is the art of getting three men to do three men's work

If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.

Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.

When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

I learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

My favourite thing is to discover what someone does well and say, 'Do that for me.'

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.

Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.