Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering careers and strategic leadership for executives and managers. Micromanaging employees destroys trust, and delegating work ...

Delegation isn’t what breaks trust. Walking it back does. By the time performance suffers, the trust damage is already done.

5 tips for better delegation No leader can do everything him or herself. Instead, leaders delegate work to others so they can free up time to spend it somewhere really valuable. But effective ...

There is a quiet moment almost every founder hits. You are juggling product, sales, support, ops, maybe payroll, and you still feel behind. You tell yourself this is just the season you are in. Hustle ...

Giving tasks to other people on your team isn't just a case of giving up responsibility. Assigning work to team members is a crucial element of successful management. Nic Granger, director of ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jason Miller When I ...

Effective delegation is a vital skill for managers. However, many leaders and managers surprisingly find it challenging. Why? One common misconception is that delegation is merely about assigning ...

Delegating work effectively is a key managerial skill. While passing decision-making responsibilities to employees can be a way to give them control and valuable experience, done incorrectly, it can ...

Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear said he made the "mistake" of over-delegating decisions in the past. "No one but the CEO ever really understands what's going on, because it's not their job," he told ...