Delegation and Team Empowerment Worksheet

Pinpoint what you’re holding onto and why, then map clear decision rights and handoffs so your team owns outcomes without losing control.

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When to Use This Tool

A leader who's doing too much themselves and can't figure out why they can't let go

Someone whose team feels underutilized and disengaged while the manager stays overloaded

A client who delegates but then takes the work back when it doesn't meet their standard

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Think about a task you've been holding onto that probably belongs to someone els...

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Tool Classification

Domain

Executive

Type

Worksheet

Phase

Action Reflection

Details

30 min Between sessions As-needed

Topics

Leadership Time Management

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1 The director who is technically still doing a senior IC's job from three levels above it

Context

A 47-year-old director of engineering at a mid-size SaaS company was promoted from principal engineer eighteen months ago. He has three senior engineers reporting to him, each with a team. He reviews every pull request. He rewrites design documents after his leads submit them. He attends code review meetings his reports run. His work calendar is 80% individual contributor activity and 20% management. His leads have stopped bringing him early-stage thinking because they've learned he'll change it anyway. The Delegation and Team Empowerment worksheet is introduced to map what he's holding, who should hold it, and what he believes would happen if he let go.

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Frame this as the cost-benefit analysis he hasn't run. 'You're doing the technical work you're best at and that you trus...

2 The nonprofit executive director whose entire team is disengaged and she can't see why 🔒

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