Ask Mathias: How do I delegate my work when I don’t have enough time?

I just can’t seem to stop completing tasks I should be handing off to my team. Can you help?

Dear Mathias, I’m a director of engineering working in a 50+ person engineering organization.

I’m a manager of managers, overseeing several engineering teams. I want to delegate more work to my engineering managers. In fact, I know I need to, but I’m afraid of delegating something quickly and potentially setting them up to fail. But, I just don’t have the time to set them up for success, so I keep completing tasks myself rather than handing them off. How can I break out of this cycle?

–– Sam

What’s the purpose of delegating?

Dear Sam, 

Delegating is important, not just for you, but also for the people around you.

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