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Stewardship delegation involves clear, up-front mutual understanding and commitment regarding expectations in five areas. DESIRED RESULTS. Create a clear, mutual understanding of what needs to be accomplished, focusing on what, not how; results, not methods.

Gather everybody around. Answer the question and explain the philosophy. Make sure everyone understands the thought process. Ask one person to write it in the manual. Let everybody know they can decide this without me next time.

The next question is: 'Which of the activities on my time log could be done by somebody else just as well, if not better?'

If you know the failure paths of the job, identify them. Be honest and open--tell a person where the quicksand is and where the wild animals are. You don't want to have to reinvent the wheel every day.