Sign in Sign up

Delegation Quotes

"I would rather earn 1% off a hundred people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts"

"The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could"

"In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way"

"If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it, then you’ve got to let it go"

"Kim has a lot of powers of attorney, lay off it."

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

"If you have to speculate to make money, then you ought to just let someone else do it for you who is more competent."

"If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate"

"Your job is to focus on your strengths and outsource."

"Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today"