“Leave it with me, I’ll think about it”—and your team member’s problem is now on your shoulders.
You know you should delegate more. But the fear of losing control of a task, the worry about overloading your team, and that little voice saying “I’ll do it faster myself” win every time. This module takes these obstacles apart one by one and gives you simple steps to truly hand work over and help your team grow.
~20 min at your own paceKey skill: DelegationAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
What you’ll take away
- a breakdown of the five inner obstacles that make you hold on to everything
- two ready-made questions to hand the monkey back to whoever brings it
- five smart delegation practices, from a shared why to lighter follow-up
Who it’s for
Managers who know they should delegate more but struggle to take that step without burning out.
Learning objectives
- Recognize the five obstacles, often psychological, that prevent people from delegating even when they want to.
- Spot reverse delegation using the monkey metaphor, and know how to “hand the monkey back”.
- Draw on organizations that delegate at scale (Decathlon, HCL, Haier) to broaden your own practice.
- Put five practices in place: explain the why, allow mistakes, define the result, and follow up without micromanaging.
How does this module work?
The steps of the Adaptive module.
- Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
- Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
- Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
- Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
- Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.
Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.
