strategic delegation Quotes

A legislator must know how to take advantage of even the defects of those he wants to govern. The art consists in making others work rather than in wearing oneself out.

Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours.

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.

Don’t strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.

Systematic decision review also shows executives their own weaknesses, particularly the areas in which they are simply incompetent. In these areas, smart executives don't make decisions or take actions. They delegate.

You can achieve anything in politics provided that you let someone else take the credit.

Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate the right number of dollars, and transmit ideas from one division to another with the speed of light. So I'm really in the business of being the gatekeeper and the transmitter of ideas.