To delegate or not to delegate

Abstract

There is very little success that one can achieve singlehandedly – success is usually a team effort and therefore to delegate and involve others contributes immensely to the outcome of a project or a day’s work. To delegate is defined as to “entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself” implying that "she must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks".¹ A better understanding lies in the synonyms of the word delegate namely assign, entrust, pass on, transfer.