When you’re the boss, it can be tough to give up some of your projects, which can feel like giving up power. Entrepreneurs are often control freaks, thinking no one else can do what they do as well as ...

Delegating tasks at work is not as easy as it seems. There is a temptation to say, “Oh, it’s just faster to do it myself.” But in doing that, employee involvement and empowerment can suffer. Plus, no ...

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 ...

As your firm grows, there's one crucial thing you will need to do: Let go. You've worked hard to grow your firm, put in long hours, and you have a lot of sweat equity in your business. But on the ...

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

In order to leverage the diverse strengths of your team and allow them to share and shine, you need to delegate. Delegating, when done well, not only reduces your own workload, it develops your ...

Our guest columnist considers some of the main reasons why managers don't delegate work and make the most of the talent they have available — and how they can turn that tendency around. Leadership ...

When I was a young manager, my senior vice president went to Australia for two weeks. Officially, she told me I was “in charge.” Within days, however, there were emails checking in, requests for ...

Early this week, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed his deputy, William Ruto to act as the President, as per the Constitution, as he attended the ICC Status Conference in The Hague, Netherlands.

Delegating is not always as easy as it sounds. Many of us struggle with the “easier-to-do-it myself” trap. We feel that only we have the knowledge to complete certain projects. Or, we’re hesitant to ...