delegation

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 24, 2023 by Jonathan Swanson · across every show →

Everything said about delegation, oldest first

Jan 24, 2023
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Swanson: Believing It Is Faster to Do Tasks Yourself Ruins Delegation
“The cardinal sin of delegation is thinking it's faster or better to do something yourself. And of course it is, you can always do something faster or better yourself, but the way you gain leverage is you spend more time upfront delegating something so that you…”
Jonathan Swanson Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 34:22 Jonathan Swanson on Building a Unicorn and Delegating 90% of Your Life
Apr 11, 2023 neutral
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Pujji: Delegation breaks down when management altitude mismatches employee maturity
“Oftentimes where delegation breaks down is like, you're either flying too low. The person is as at the, Hey, I know what to do next. Stop Telling me what to do, all these specific things. That's micro. Or it's the flip, which is like, they need various prescri…”
Jesse Pujji Apr 11, 2023 ▶ 44:12 The Shameless Entrepreneur, Shoptalk 2023, When To Delegate
Nov 1, 2023 positive
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Founders should delegate tasks they dislike to avoid executing them unreliably
“Really, if you don't like doing a certain thing, like writing investor updates, it means that you should probably have somebody else do it because clearly you're not a reliable person on this specific type of task.”
Sam Corcos Nov 1, 2023 ▶ 9:44 How Should You Spend Time As A CEO/Founder?
Nov 22, 2023 negative
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Pujji: Constant priority thrashing makes effective delegation impossible
“It doesn't matter how good of a delegator you are, if you're thrashing your team all the time, or you're not organized enough to know what needs to get done by when. Like, delegation's gonna be tough.”
Jesse Pujji Nov 22, 2023 ▶ 4:44 How to Delegate Effectively
Dec 29, 2023 positive
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Lieberman: Exceptional delegation is the only way to maximize founder leverage
“And to me, the only way That you can end up spending your time on the things that you are most qualified to do and our highest leverage for your business is through exceptionally good delegation.”
Alex Lieberman Dec 29, 2023 ▶ 21:12 Startup Hotline
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