David
Great insight. Enjoyed reading the article. The one comment I have is around accountability; If you are delegating a project to the employee, you must be absolutely clear about where the accountability lies in completing the deliverable…..  the employee or  the manager??  If this message is unclear, perhaps the employee may assume it is their accountability to complete and now have their own established timeline because they think they "own" it…..I guess a lot of it does come down to clear communication.
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