Julio Garreaud The Human Architect

There are hundreds books and articles out there on how to be a great leader or how to think in more innovative terms, but it’s not often that you encounter a thoughtful piece on how to delegate. Far too often, delegation is something about which no one wants to talk. It’s not a sexy topic for business magazines or for seminars, and it runs counter to the cult of individuality and independence that has been fed to us since birth. But any effective leader knows that there is no success — and, more to the point, no team — without it.
I assert that the biggest barrier in delegation for executives is the “ego factor” they think that if they delegate others will get the power. They think that in order to delegate they will have to be in open communication about many issues that have been kept hidden or avoided discussion. They avoid delegation in order to “look busy” (which makes them unavailable) and people will not bother them.
Delegation is a quality that requires courage to act, to execute and most important to trust others as you trust yourself.