# The \[Breif\] guide to Delegating.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 3, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878 "2008-11-03T16:34:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878/1 "2008-11-03T16:34:14Z")

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Delegate everything possible.

A slightly less breif guide…

Delegate everything to person or persons who fit the following criteria.

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[li]They’re in your department or an adjacent/connected department.[/li][li]You trust them to be able to do it.[/li][li]They have less other work to do than you.[/li][li]They are your subordinate (This would usually be redundant based on the above item)[/li][/ul]

Do the work you can’t delegate by yourself. (At the same time figuring out a way to make it delegatable in the future)

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878/2 "2008-11-03T16:46:17Z")

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Couldn’t find someone to delegate checking the thread title, eh?

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878/3 "2008-11-03T16:48:38Z")

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What if you’re the only one in the whole company?

Can I delegate some of this stuff to you **Lobsang**? Heh.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breif-guide-to-delegating/470878/4 "2008-11-03T16:52:03Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> Couldn’t find someone to delegate checking the thread title, eh?

Don’t worry, one of my SDMB Delegates will get around to it eventually 😃

(Mod, please fix title??)