Delegation Quotes

• The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

  Anthea Turner

  Trying, Firsts, Management

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• But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders of people you can watch grow and watch the way they treat others.

  Vince McMahon

  Responsibility, Wwe, Organization

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• I am committed to working with Speaker Hastert and the other members of the Illinois congressional delegation to do all that I can to ensure that Illinois' funding needs are adequately met.

  Bill Lipinski

  Illinois, Needs, Mets

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• The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players.

  Roger Milla

  Team, Player, Egypt

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• Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in the War on Terrorism.

  Jim Ryun

  War, Yesterday, House

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• I don't have a problem with delegation. I love to delegate. I am either lazy enough, or busy enough, or trusting enough, or congenial enough, that the notion leaving tasks in someone else's lap doesn't just sound wise to me, it sounds attractive.

  John Ortberg

  Wise, Leaving, Lazy

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• DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Politics, Articles, Merchandise

  Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.43, 谷月社

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• We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, People, Accomplish

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.209, Mango Media Inc.

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• Delegation requires the willingness to pay for short term failures in order to gain long term competency.

  Dave Ramsey

  Order, Long, Pay

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• The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Relationship, Leadership

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.75, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.

  Richard Branson

  Leadership, Running, Art

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• As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

  Richard Branson

  Art, Strong, Personality

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• Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

  Ronald Reagan

  Motivational, Leadership, Business

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• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

  "War As I Knew It". Book by George S. Patton. Chapter "Reflections and Suggestions", 1947.

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• Being able to do everything in the business doesn't necessarily mean you should do everything.

  K Callan

  Mean, Able, Should

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• As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

  Jessica Jackley

  Night, Focus, Entrepreneur

  "PREGNANT FOUNDER'S RESPONSE TO VC: "I've Never Heard Someone Say 'An Expectant Father/CEO Will Fail'" by Alyson Shontell, www.businessinsider.com. April 20, 2011.

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• You run a major risk when you assume that you alone have all the answers: You don't, and that's okay. You don't have to be afraid to admit there are certain things you either don't like to do or aren't any good at. You reach a goal by covering all your bases, and you cover all your bases by hiring good people.

  Georgette Mosbacher

  Running, People, Goal

  Georgette Mosbacher (1994). “Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve”, Touchstone

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• Delegation is the passing on of actions, actions, not the passing on of responsibility.

  Eric Edmeades

  Leadership, Responsibility, Passing On

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• People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Success, Business

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.237, Simon and Schuster

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• You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

  Byron Dorgan

  Responsibility, Authority, Delegates

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• When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

  James H. Boren

  Funny, Business, Humor

  In 'New York Times' 8 November 1970, p. 45

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• I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.

  James Altucher

  Entrepreneur, Trying, Would Be

  "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre People" by James Altucher, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 4, 2012.

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• The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.

  Eli Broad

  Inability, Levels, Problem

  Eli Broad (2012). “The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking”, p.42, John Wiley & Sons

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• Virtually every company will be going out and empowering their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in how much value is received from that will be how much the company steps back and really thinks through their business processes, thinking through how their business can change, how their project management, their customer feedback, their planning cycles can be quite different than they ever were before.

  Bill Gates

  Thinking, Differences, Empowering

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• When I put out to sea, I do not offer advice to the skipper about the management of the ship.

  Elsa Barker

  Sea, Advice, Ships

  Elsa Barker (1928). “The Cobra Candlestick”

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